I know I write a lot about my conversations with Little Brother. But he's here with me all day long, while the Big Kids are off to school now. And I think that it took me until the third child before I could really enjoy the wacky, wonderful ways that a child's mind works.
Today he asked me how long it would be until he's 5.
"You're birthday's not until March."
"Is that in 6 days?"
"No, more like 180 days."
"A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY! That's TOO MANY!"
I wondered why he was in such a hurry to be 5. I had two theories: he either had some special birthday present in mind, or he wanted to go to kindergarten.
WRONG!
"When I'm 5, I can almost catch up to Back-Door Neighbor Girl." (She's 6).
Poor guy. He's always going to be 20 months younger than Back-Door Neighbor Girl, no matter how much he rushes things. He's in such a hurry to be big....I don't want him to miss out on the fun of being 4 because he wants to catch up to Big Brother, Middle Sister, or our friends' children. Slow down, little guy. You'll be 5 soon enough. (Though it was nice to know that it wasn't "birthday present greed" that caused his big hurry....)
Today he asked me how long it would be until he's 5.
"You're birthday's not until March."
"Is that in 6 days?"
"No, more like 180 days."
"A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY! That's TOO MANY!"
I wondered why he was in such a hurry to be 5. I had two theories: he either had some special birthday present in mind, or he wanted to go to kindergarten.
WRONG!
"When I'm 5, I can almost catch up to Back-Door Neighbor Girl." (She's 6).
Poor guy. He's always going to be 20 months younger than Back-Door Neighbor Girl, no matter how much he rushes things. He's in such a hurry to be big....I don't want him to miss out on the fun of being 4 because he wants to catch up to Big Brother, Middle Sister, or our friends' children. Slow down, little guy. You'll be 5 soon enough. (Though it was nice to know that it wasn't "birthday present greed" that caused his big hurry....)
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