Why, for the love of Pete, did I teach her to say “up”? Every time she sees me, it’s “up.” Even when she’s in my arms, it’s “up.” She’s sitting at my feet as I type, playing with her shoes, saying, “Up, up, up, up, up, up…” Wouldn’t it have been better if I had taught her to say, “Would you please be so kind as to lift me into your arms for a moment, mummy?”? Instead of teaching her to sign “more”, I could have taught her, “Mightn’t I have another bite, please, mother dear?”. Or how about these:
“I’m finished eating. Could you please take me out of my highchair and place me gently on the floor?”
“Would you be so kind as to wipe my bum, love?” (Cockney accent included.)
“I have shat in my nappy. I need a change, please.”
“Would you please turn on C-SPAN? The president’s press conference is about to begin.”
“Could I please use the Internet? I need to check my portfolio.”
Got any more?
She would have discovered “up” on her own eventually and she’d still be saying it. With my daughter, it was, “me up! me up!” With my son, it was, “up, Mom! Up, Mom!” It’s always up, up, and away for kids. They know where they want to be.
Here’s the funniest part, if he thought I could do it, I bet my son would still want me to pick him up and hold him. At 11 1/2. Since he knows it’s impossible, he likes to practically lay all over me every chance he gets. I know it’ll stop all too soon, so I secretly melt every single time he snuggles up.
Sigh.
These kids. It almost breaks your heart when you think how much you love them.
Oh, I’m so impressed! Eleven and a half and still snuggling. You must be doing something right. I hope mine still likes me at that age.
Yep, I don’t know how parents do it- it’s an amazingly wonderful, stressful, frustrating, lovely thing to be a parent.
I actually have to push him off me sometimes when it’s hot. But I still love him. It’s okay. It’s what parents do. It’s what kids do.
Yeah, I’m super lucky that my darling child still wants to hang around me, near me, or even in the same town. Eventually. Until then, I’m enjoying it all.