April 25, 2006
Today, tomorrow, later
So we were driving home from pre-school and work today and Tara told me she wants to be four years old. I told her she will be four at her next birthday. "Yes," she says, "in two minutes."
When I gave Tara some apple sauce last night, she told me she wants it "later." "OK Mommy? Later."
She loves her swimming classes. So much so, that she asks about them nearly every day. I tell her we will go on Sunday. "Tomorrow?" she says. No, Tara, tomorrow is Wednesday, we will go on Sunday. "Oh, tomorrow is Wednesday," she says, her eyebrows raised. "Then we go swimming tomorrow?" Sigh. Who's on first...
She is so determined to figure out this whole time and day thing. It's a fascinating concept to her.
So last Friday night I was tucking her into bed and reminded her that she is not to wake up Mommy and Daddy in the morning. "Nooo," she says. "It's Saturday." Ah. Sometimes she gets it.
Posted by Laura at April 25, 2006 09:24 PMPosted to Tara's Story
That "two minutes" response reminds me of Kim, who is now 21. We'd say, "Time for bed." She'd say, "Twooooo minutes." We have no idea why that response--why two minutes? Why not five, ten, etc.? Tara is proving it must be a kid thing. Of course ten minutes later we'd repeat the command and she'd respond with the same request for more time. Everything became "just two minutes" when she didn't want to hop to it.
Good luck on that no waking Mom and Dad 'til noon thing.
Let me know how that goes.
Ahh Tara, how can that little angel sleep in when she has so much work to do? Ha ha.
I think that is the first thing parents learn isn't it?... no sleeping-in is part of the package! I learned that, but it took me a long time to accept it. Also, I bought my daughter room darkener shades, thinking that I could fake her out, so that she would not know it was morning if she opened her eyes. She would toddle in and wake me up anyway, and I would say "it's not waking-up time yet, sweetie." She still has room darkener shades, and now, at age 14, when I wake her up for school, she mumbles under her comforter, "It's not waking-up time yet, mom."