Take a Verbal Snapshot of Your Kids
In an effort to capture my children in the moment, the utter right nowness of them, I asked them for a list of some of the things that they think, today, about themselves.
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Here they are in this sliver of time: Things about me. I am four: 1. I might grow up to be a motorcycle driver. Or a skateboarder. Or a mopper who mops floors. 2. I like to pee outside at the park. 3. I hate Calliou. 4. I don't need you to help me. 5. When I'm frustrated, I like to punch people in the butt. 6. I will not go to summer camp, I will not, I will not. 7. If you yell at me, I'm gonna ignore you. 8. I think Katy Perry sings so GOOD! Things about me, I am five and three-quarters: 1. I want a dog more than anything else in the world. 2. I like having a little brother, except sometimes I wish he was a dog. 3. I ask a lot of questions about death like: If you drink your own blood, would you die? 4. I won't know for sure if I'm a wizard until I'm eleven and I get my letter from Hogwarts. 5. My skin is the palest in the whole family, and I am the skinniest. 6. I got stung by a bee today and I didn't cry. 7. My favorite movie ever was Gnomio and Juliet. 8. I also made a snake out of a tie. I will keep my lists close for when my children are less easy to hold tight and define. What's on yours? |
