Stay tuned for a reality check
...several decades from now.
Alice: I have a baby in my belly. Uh oh, it's crying. (Reaching under her shirt.) Here, you take it.
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The shades of age two...
Alice, this morning: Mommy, is it waking-up time? [Ans.: Not quite.] Oh. Can I sleep on your pillow? Next to you? Is there room? Thank you, Mommy.
Alice, this evening: I want pizza NOW! ... I NOT want pizza--NO! ... My hand is hurting--I need a Band-Aid! NO! I not want a Band-Aid! I NOT want pasta! ... I WANT PASTA! Put a Band-Aid on my hand! I want to eat my pizza! NO! No, pizza! No, Edith you not look at me! Everyone be quiet! I talking! No, it's not your turn--it's my turn to talk! Go 'way!
Written out, that last bit sounds like a tired, hungry kid at the end of a long day. Which she was. But the back-to-back contrary statements are common throughout the day. They're just delivered with more posturing sass and less shrillness when she's well fed and rested.
3 comments:
Frankly she's sounding like a member of the Tea Party!
I think she and Emily are REALLY going to get along. :)
I like the Tea Party comment but seems typical for a child who is learning she has choices and a VOICE. My three year old granddaughter is a bit bossy and VERY sassy. It is funny as a grandmother - not so funny to her parents. Ahhh, independence!
Crystal
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