The boys thought that as well as usurping their parents 'affections, the girls misbehaved badly, helping themselves to the boys' belongings with no "please" or "thank you." The boys were simply not used to this sort of behavior and conflict was the inevitable result.
對於「妹妹們」的一些脫序行為，例如不經告知就隨意「拿」走他們的東西，兩個男孩更是無法接受，動輒起衝突。「如果不是不得已，誰會願意寄人籬下呢？」