Friday, January 17, 2014

10 Minutes in the Mind of My 21-Month Old

Haven't we all stared at our kids thinking, "WHAT is going on in there?"  If I had to guess, this would be a close snapshot of my youngest's inner workings...
10 Minutes in the Mind of My 21-Month Old:
“Where’s mom?  Not in her bedroom.  That means the jewelry box is fair game.  I wonder how many earrings I can get in my mouth before she… There she is! What’s in my mouth, you say?  Nothing!  Yes, fine, I’ll spit them into your hand.  Noooo, I wasn’t going to SWALLOW them!  Your insult to my intelligence has angered me.  I will now slap the earrings from your hand, woman.  Timeout?!  Pssshh.  Oh, she’s counting.  Quick!  Before she gets to three!  Not too quick though...I’m still mad.  Sitting…Sitting…Sitting….Are those BANANAS I see on the kitchen counter?!  I want one!  Mom’s not looking.  Run! Climb the bar stool, slide onto the kitchen counter, crawl to the fruit basket… SCORE!  I wish I knew how to peel these things.  Oh well, I’ll just bite through the peeling.  Oh, here comes mom – why is she running?  Hey mom, can you peel this?  Thanks.  Oh, I have to SIT and eat it?  Alright, alright.  Eating…eating…eating… Where’s my sister?  There she is…DOING A PUZZLE?!  Without me?!  I’ll fix that.  Throw the banana to the floor, climb down from the bar stool, retrieve the banana, run over to the puzzle happenings…DESTROY PUZZLE!  Why is she screaming?  Here, take this banana, and shut it.  What do you mean it’s smushy?  Duh.  It’s been thrown on the floor.  Plus, I had to hold it real tight while I was stomping on your puzzle.  Did mom say timeout again?!  My sister is such a snitch!  Sitting…sitting…sitting… What’s that sound?!  Is that the CAT?!  I have not tackled that cat ALL DAY!  Running…looking….what was I looking for?  I’m hungry.  Where’s mom?  I want some crackers.  Thanks mom.  You’re alright, for such a bossy lady.  I wonder how many of these goldfish crackers I can crush with my fingers and sprinkle on the couch before I get caught?  One…two…three… This is taking too long.  I’ll just dump the whole bowl out.  Is my sister tattling AGAIN?!”

Like I said though, just a guess.

♥M

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