My 2 Yr Old is Passionate and Has a Memory Like an Elephant.
This Has its Disadvantages Sometimes...
This past week meaningless cuteness has abounded. There really was not a good "thing" to blog about. I can describe smiles and odd behaviors, but sometimes that special "something" gets lost in the translation into written word. My 2-yr old, while calling to wish her Granny a Happy Birthday, supplied the subject for this post.
See, my middlest has a really great, detailed memory. AND, she is fiercely loving, or just fierce, depending on the situation. She is a rough and tumble kind of girl in pearls and a dress. And, she has a ewwy gooey heart under it all. She can punch like a boy, but is all soft and vulnerable like a girl. Poor little oxymoron..
The whole memory thing just makes it all so much more vivid. For example, every day she has to talk about our beloved dog whom she misses "whole lot". Every day. She is "sad, Mommy. Cuz I miss our favorite doggy whole lot." This is the dog we gave to a family with a nice farm almost a year ago. We had the dog for almost two years. The reasons for giving our little love bug of a dog away are complex. AND, the family she went to had a rescued dog that needed a gentle playmate for rehab purposes. They are a good match and we get pictures from time to time still.. and still.. my almost 3 yr old misses her "whole lot."
Then, there was the day about a week ago when my husband and I and the 2 yr old had a miscommunication over an Oreo. She asked me if she could get an Oreo out of the fridge (YES the Fridge). I said yes. My husband missed the whole exchange and saw a presumptuous preschooler getting a cookie "without asking." He chastised her and took the cookie away. And promptly broke her heart. She cried and screamed these heart wrenching screams. She started to try and tell him I said it was ok, but her little voice was hitching and breaking. Finally, I realized what was going on and scooped her up and told my husband I had given permission. He apologized profusely to her and hugged and loved on her and even gave her an extra cookie. It was over and done with.
Until today. Out of the blue, as my husband leaves the house for work this morning, the 2 yr old tells him "I so mad at you! You took my cookie! You so sorry! I give you (forgive). I love you and I like you and I miss you at work."
Yeah. Mind like a steel trap.
BUT WAIT, didn't I say something about my Mother In Law's bday today? Yes. The 2 yr old called her Granny to say Happy Birthday. Only, the conversation went something like this:
"Hi, honey! I am so happy to hear from you today!"
"Hi Ganny. I so mad at you."
"Oh??! Why?"
"Cuz you turned into that mean monkey on Mario (64) and BIT me! You BIT me Ganny! I so scared. You turned into a monkey!!!"
"Oh my! I am so sorry! I won't turn into a monkey and bite you again."
"Ok. I give you. You so sorry you are a monkey that bite me. OH. Ganny? Happy Birday. I love you."
See, this is really funny. Because my middlest had a bad dream MONTHS ago that her Granny turned into the mischievous monkey on Mario 64 that steals Mario's hat. Only, this time, the monkey, Granny, bit my daughter. This was during a period when the eldest was obsessed with Mario 64 and played it all the time. So much so that it gave her little sister nightmares. The problem is in how the dream was handled. Like this time, Granny was bemused and just went along with it and apologized for turning into a monkey and biting my child the last time months ago that my child confronted Granny about this shape-shifting and biting behavior. We all know Granny didn't really do that. AND, we all got a good laugh at my child's earnestness in the dream. Only, by apologizing, Granny inadvertently legitimatized the dream and made it a part of my child's every day reality. Now, my 2 yr old is holding that memory.. and a grudge.
I am so sure we will continue to laugh about this for years to come. Poor Ganny has some making up to do now though. Because the two year old is PISSED that her Granny became a monkey one night months ago and bit her.. on the finger. And yes, she will to this day show you just which finger Ganny bit her on.
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