When that moment of toddler stubborn brat behavior is AWESOME.
Definitely should have gone through his bookshelf and reclaimed this one already.
I won’t lie and say I haven’t seen it and thought about that already. I have. I’ve noticed it over and over again. Why did I leave it there? Honestly, I have no idea. Maybe I WANTED him to ask me about it. Maybe it’s just like the bottle of Prometrium. Or maybe it’s simply another one of those things I haven’t had the energy for lately. I wouldn’t doubt it – that list seems to grow exponentially.
When Braden brought this book, “I’m a Big Brother!” to me to read yesterday, it was one of those Big Sigh Moments. What was I going to do? It’s not like I could tell him, “Oh, no, Braden. Mommy can’t read this to you because you AREN’T a big brother! Mommy’s attempts at elevating you to that status were what The Internet likes to call a FAIL. In other words, Braden, U can haz babee bruthr? #NO.”
So, I just did the Internal Tamping of Emotions and took the book, opened it, and prepared to read it to him. With perhaps a few edits, or maybe even an entirely fake story. “This totally looks like a baby, but it’s really a rocket ship headed for outer space! Weee!”
He had one of those ultra I CAN DO IT MYSELF moments suddenly, however, and he snatched the book back because he had decided he didn’t want me to read it after all. He wanted to read it to himself. He employed toddler gibberish style reading… something along the lines of, “Sebbah litte bear and a shhh shhh bee bee alla beb and too and no no no hahahahaha, then daddee so hehe see? Hahahaha!”
Much better than anything I was going to make up. And definitely a moment when I was so glad that he inherited my his dad’s control issues.
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LifeAsIKnowIt
Kind of sucks that there are reminders where we least expect them. Mother’s Day will be a one year “anniversary” for me. Funny I remember every single detail of not only that DAY, but the entire week that followed it.
I so get this post. thanks.
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Athena
It’s beautiful when a tense moment somehow magically handles itself, isn’t it? Things for which to be thankful – sometimes they are small, but gosh there are a lot of ‘em.
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lceel
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Junebug
How clever of him to save the day! Awesome is right!
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Veronica
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river
Just too cute when toddlers start to read their own stories. (hug)
Al_Pal
Oh gosh. *HUGS* good thing he wanted to read.
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Kari C
He is so very smart!! What a blessing.
Allie
I so dig you.
My Baby's Mommy
He is so smart – he’ll be a nice boy always to his mommy and be in the top reading group too!
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Formerly Gracie
You handled that better than I ever could! Hugs!
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Sarah
Your plan to handle it was marvelous! Well played!
Of course, Braden’s handling of it was better. Kids making up their own stories is adorable…the girls have been doing that lately too!!
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talina
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Now do you think he sensed your hesitation? I think he is one smart and intuitive little guy. Nothing wrong with being stubborn either ;-P
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Veronica
Are you okay?
jojo
Sometimes I just love those toddler “me” do it moments. I just hate it when someone decides they will put their own shoes on when I am already late. Got to love that they are growing up.
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Prams Pushchairs
Haha I like your ever-present hint of sarcasm- It’s addictive!
Its a good thing he wants to read that young too, no explaining to do + wants to do well in school!
Also funny how you turned such a small happening into an entire post which people want to read, including me ;o)
chasingjoy
I love the toddler gibberish read. Jensen does it all the time! So sweet. Nice article! I haven’t been to my blog or any others in ages. I’m glad I read this.
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