Jake wanted to watch Wonderpets (grr) and the episode available on On Demand is the one where the baby blowfish goes to his first day of preschool and the animals all work together to help him feel comfortable leaving his mommy and making new friends. Jake is thrilled about the prospect of going to school one day now that one of the little girls at daycare goes to some ridiculous sort of whitebread suburban bank-account-draining pre-pre-preschool twice a week so I thought this would be right up his alley.
Well, some sort of combination of Jake's exemplary and adorable behavior this week coupled with the fact that I've recently come to terms with the fact that he is, indeed, growing up and getting older reduced me to a fifteen minute bout of tears.
Me! Tears! About some little brat growing up, just like every other little brat in the entire world has grown up because it is a totally normal and natural thing to do. I'm so embarrassed. And humbled. And now I'm getting upset again.
I blame my period.
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And while I have you here, I have to tell you one of those things that I think is so cute but no one wants to hear stories about how special you think your kid is so this has been kicking around in my brain for six months, but any time Jake holds a shell to his ear (or a cup, or his trick or treat pumpkin, or the vaccuum attachments) he tells me that he can hear lions in there. I don't have the heart to tell him that oceans live in those things. I'll teach him scientific facts when he's three.
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I think he might be on to something. The ocean thing always made very little sense to me. Lions could be just the ticket.
I think Jake's pretty damn special, too.;) You do a great job with him, you know that, right?
We're saving scientific facts for when they are 22. Why burden them so early. They have a whole lifetime to figure out that there is no man in the moon.
Awww. Personally, I'm glad you have some chinks in your Mommy armor. And not at all because I want to exploit them. No, no, not at all.
Your secret is safe with me (and the other internets).
Those poor lions! Cats hate to get wet.
This week, I'd be happy to send my kiddo's to as much school as would have them, but the growing up is bittersweet.
*Hugs*
I love the shell story! that jake is one smart kid - a lion sounds right.
have you ever wondered how many additional children are born into families because of the intense attachment to having a baby or adorable toddler around? but you know every age can be a delight.... I love babies and toddlers but I must say em's teenage years were a kick and I loved all that crazy energy she and her friends brought to the house.
LOL I think the lions thing is cute and he's not my kid.
I saw your post on TNG's blog and saw you mention working at Asbury Woods. You aren't from Erie, are you? Or are there more than one Asbury Woods in PA? If it's the same one, I swear it was a mandatory class field trip every year until we were old enough to tell them it was lame.
White bread suburban pre pre school type of thing... Who u callin white bread? I mean we just met and all..
i have cried about the same thing, with brats that aren't even my own.
i kind of want to hug your little one and i haven't even met him, *that's how adorable that lion thing is!*
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