what other kids have
th7 got her ladybug magazine today... granny keeps them coming. dad slipped it though the window. just in time. the book she had her nose in was about expired... each month there is an activity on the back page. usually a cut out whatnot. bits and pieces of paper awkwardly cut and later scattered by little brother. this one was confusing. i heard it coming from the other room... 'i don't get this one mom... you color these sayings... and cut out these holes... and hang them on your doorknob...' {thinking - processing} 'i don't HAVE a doorknob. {said. enlightened} {HARD PAUSE} 'in fact - i don't have a DOOR... that's odd... i guess i'll make these for my friends then!'
these moments i cringe a bit and remember back to childhood. remember the quiet observation. the sightings of twinkies in lunchboxes. the friends with tvs in their rooms. the ones who had fishtanks.
she colors and i continue the thought process for her... process is amusing. what other kids have... doorknobs and doors. toys they are allowed to call thiers. twinkies in their lunches. disney in the afternoon. tv on at all.
a glimpse here. one there. when does the wanting of the other begin? today i think i'm spared. she is content to make gifts. she is content to share an open room with the sibs. or maybe it's not worth the asking. in the home of requests-duely-noted-and-filed-if-you-still-want-one-come-birthday-time-we'll-see... if i were 7 {even if everyone else has one} i doubt i'd waste a perfectly good birthday request on a doorknob...
these moments i cringe a bit and remember back to childhood. remember the quiet observation. the sightings of twinkies in lunchboxes. the friends with tvs in their rooms. the ones who had fishtanks.
she colors and i continue the thought process for her... process is amusing. what other kids have... doorknobs and doors. toys they are allowed to call thiers. twinkies in their lunches. disney in the afternoon. tv on at all.
a glimpse here. one there. when does the wanting of the other begin? today i think i'm spared. she is content to make gifts. she is content to share an open room with the sibs. or maybe it's not worth the asking. in the home of requests-duely-noted-and-filed-if-you-still-want-one-come-birthday-time-we'll-see... if i were 7 {even if everyone else has one} i doubt i'd waste a perfectly good birthday request on a doorknob...
posted by mtnmama at 4:24 PM
4 Comments:
Daring to be different must naturally make a person cringe once in a while. But nothing (no modern amenities) can be greater than creative and adventurous love and relationship. A fish tank? A twinkie? Those are great. But family, freedom to be wild, freedom to express oneself, the discipline of love...I bet your kids have more fun than any other kids watching Disney on Saturday morning. Well, you know this all. I just thought I'd mention my thoughts.
Hi! I work for Ladybug magazine and wanted to thank you for the mention--glad your child enjoys it. In case anyone else wants to know where to get Ladybug magazine, you can go to www.cricketmag.com!
Those thoughts are so perfectly written. It seems you have a healthy environment full of love to have young ones be content to make gifts for others and not worry about wanting what others have. That comes soon enough. What a GREAT mom you are!°Ü°
"i doubt i'd waste a perfectly good birthday request on a doorknob..."
Isn't that the truth? Then again, with some of the things she HAS requested, a doorknob seems pretty simple.
Or, maybe she'll grow up and take the MMPI and answer "true" to the question, "I think it would be fun to repair doorknobs."
Hubby and I always joked about that question. Then we lived in Ukraine. And while we don't necessarily label it "fun," we now have a LOT of experience with doorknob repair.
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