HMMM (4 2/3 YRS OLD)
When asked if S heard me this morning? S responded, "Yeah, you said you were busy." "No," momma said, "Put your dishes away is what I said." Hmm.. S is getting good at tuning momma out, probably because momma often says she is too busy???!!
S often ask some insightful questions about human behavior. At Little Gym tonight, Talia and another boy were in a (playful) pushing match when it accidentally hurt someone. The instructor asked Talia if she was pushing she said no. S asked why Talia lied. She said she saw her push and didn't understand why she said no. Momma said maybe Talia lied because she was worried she would get into trouble. S still persisted and asked, "if lying is bad and if it is bad, why would you lie?" S followed up with, "Does Talia mom lie? Will Talia's children lie?" (Momma remembered this big debate in ethics class and then there were lots of different positions on lying.)
S saw some homeless people, holding signs on the side of the road, go to a car and ask why they had a car. Momma said, "some homeless people live under bridges and if they are lucky, they have a car to live in." S narrated to momma an elaborate story about how the homeless couple live in the car, are married, and their children stay with the mimi and poppy because the mimi and poppy can take care of the children better. When asked how she knew, S responded with "I know." Then momma said, "You know, if momma and daddy died, you probably can't go live with mimi and poppy. Do you know why?" S responded with, "Poppy is old and he will die soon." To that remark, momma just said, "Yes, but let's not say that in front of Poppy so we don't hurt his feelings."
S saw a black crow walking the ground in front of Torchy looking for food. S said, "that bird has four toes. It weird that it has four toes. I saw it in my bird picture." Momma looked at the crow and counted the toes and agreed with S. Momma also thought to herself: S looked at the bird poster? Really?!
S asked, "When I have children? Will you be the Mimi?" "Yes," responded momma.
When asked if S heard me this morning? S responded, "Yeah, you said you were busy." "No," momma said, "Put your dishes away is what I said." Hmm.. S is getting good at tuning momma out, probably because momma often says she is too busy???!!
S often ask some insightful questions about human behavior. At Little Gym tonight, Talia and another boy were in a (playful) pushing match when it accidentally hurt someone. The instructor asked Talia if she was pushing she said no. S asked why Talia lied. She said she saw her push and didn't understand why she said no. Momma said maybe Talia lied because she was worried she would get into trouble. S still persisted and asked, "if lying is bad and if it is bad, why would you lie?" S followed up with, "Does Talia mom lie? Will Talia's children lie?" (Momma remembered this big debate in ethics class and then there were lots of different positions on lying.)
S saw some homeless people, holding signs on the side of the road, go to a car and ask why they had a car. Momma said, "some homeless people live under bridges and if they are lucky, they have a car to live in." S narrated to momma an elaborate story about how the homeless couple live in the car, are married, and their children stay with the mimi and poppy because the mimi and poppy can take care of the children better. When asked how she knew, S responded with "I know." Then momma said, "You know, if momma and daddy died, you probably can't go live with mimi and poppy. Do you know why?" S responded with, "Poppy is old and he will die soon." To that remark, momma just said, "Yes, but let's not say that in front of Poppy so we don't hurt his feelings."
S saw a black crow walking the ground in front of Torchy looking for food. S said, "that bird has four toes. It weird that it has four toes. I saw it in my bird picture." Momma looked at the crow and counted the toes and agreed with S. Momma also thought to herself: S looked at the bird poster? Really?!
S asked, "When I have children? Will you be the Mimi?" "Yes," responded momma.
posted by Spunkerella @ 9:10 PM
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