Life with two kids: Tiny Theresa May
Feb. 19th, 2024 05:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerA couple of weeks ago I was walking Sophia from Gideon's nursery to her school. For the previous three days we'd taken a shortcut across some grass, but that morning it was a bit wetter. So I asked her which way we should go.
"The normal way," she replied.
"Which was is the normal way? The way we did last week, or the way we've done for the last three days?"
"THE NORMAL WAY, DADDY!"
"But which way *is* normal? The one we've done all this week or the one we did all last week?"
"I! SAID! THE! NORMAL! ONE!"
"Sophia, do you know what normal means?"
And that, dear reader, was how I came to be walking the way to school with a 5 year old yelling at me, repeatedly, "NORMAL MEANS NORMAL!"
"The normal way," she replied.
"Which was is the normal way? The way we did last week, or the way we've done for the last three days?"
"THE NORMAL WAY, DADDY!"
"But which way *is* normal? The one we've done all this week or the one we did all last week?"
"I! SAID! THE! NORMAL! ONE!"
"Sophia, do you know what normal means?"
And that, dear reader, was how I came to be walking the way to school with a 5 year old yelling at me, repeatedly, "NORMAL MEANS NORMAL!"
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Date: 2024-02-19 05:40 pm (UTC)Well!
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Date: 2024-02-19 06:06 pm (UTC)I also once knew someone who claimed that writing had no content. It was only words, it didn't contain anything.
I've known some strange people.
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Date: 2024-02-20 03:45 am (UTC)There comes a point where all you can do is say "lead the way, dear". :-)
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Date: 2024-02-20 01:43 pm (UTC)I would be fascinated to know if Sophia thinks her "normal" is/should be normal for EVERYONE... (I would HOPE not, but I dunno about what age or how kids get that concept).
Also, isn't it the kids who are supposed to be driving the parents crazy with questions? :-) (isn't that "the normal way" :-) )
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Date: 2024-02-20 01:56 pm (UTC)She's usually very good at understanding that her needs/desires are different to others. I think she'd understand that "preferences for the walk to school" would be one of those :-)
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Date: 2024-02-21 02:19 am (UTC)Too cute.