Monday, May 23, 2005
How to win friends...
From my conversation with Max as we left school on Friday:
-Mommy, I want to wear my dinosaur shirt to Jesse's house because Jesse likes dinosaurs.
-We'll try to do that very soon. I'll call Jesse's mom about getting together, okay?
-Okay.
-Max, I'm so pleased to hear you notice what Jesse likes. It's important to know what your friends like. What does Brennan like?
-She likes princesses.
-What does Allison like?
-She likes princesses, too.
-And Sophia?
-Princesses.
(Must be a 3-year old girl thing.)
-What does Sarah like?
-She likes trucks.
(A gender bender! I like that.)
-What does Betsy like?
-She likes me.
-She likes you? Do you like her?
-Yes, and she loves me.
-What does Lindsey like?
-She likes pets.
-Oh, really? What kind of pets?
-Dogs and cats.
-What does Braxton like?
-I don't know.
(I'm sorry to hear this, but not surprised, because this beautiful boy shows less affect than any child I've ever met. Even his mother says that he doesn't utter a word at school.)
-What might you do to find out what Braxton likes?
-I could ask him.
-That's a good idea. Or you could watch and see what he likes to do or what toys he likes to play with.
-Okay.
-What does Andrew like?
-He likes trucks.
(Someone for Sarah to play with.)
-What does Lane like?
-He likes painting.
-What does Zane like?
-Bicycles. The red one.
-What does Douglas like?
-He likes dinosaurs, too.
-Max, why do you think it's important to know what your friends like?
-Because that way they know that I love them.
Some days I have glimpses of light, illuminating the possibility that we are on the right path after all. And sometimes, after a good night's sleep, I realize that my lessons to Max are really admonishments to myself. After all, I'm the one who's been feeling lonely and in need of companionship. It's time to make some playdates--for me.
-Mommy, I want to wear my dinosaur shirt to Jesse's house because Jesse likes dinosaurs.
-We'll try to do that very soon. I'll call Jesse's mom about getting together, okay?
-Okay.
-Max, I'm so pleased to hear you notice what Jesse likes. It's important to know what your friends like. What does Brennan like?
-She likes princesses.
-What does Allison like?
-She likes princesses, too.
-And Sophia?
-Princesses.
(Must be a 3-year old girl thing.)
-What does Sarah like?
-She likes trucks.
(A gender bender! I like that.)
-What does Betsy like?
-She likes me.
-She likes you? Do you like her?
-Yes, and she loves me.
-What does Lindsey like?
-She likes pets.
-Oh, really? What kind of pets?
-Dogs and cats.
-What does Braxton like?
-I don't know.
(I'm sorry to hear this, but not surprised, because this beautiful boy shows less affect than any child I've ever met. Even his mother says that he doesn't utter a word at school.)
-What might you do to find out what Braxton likes?
-I could ask him.
-That's a good idea. Or you could watch and see what he likes to do or what toys he likes to play with.
-Okay.
-What does Andrew like?
-He likes trucks.
(Someone for Sarah to play with.)
-What does Lane like?
-He likes painting.
-What does Zane like?
-Bicycles. The red one.
-What does Douglas like?
-He likes dinosaurs, too.
-Max, why do you think it's important to know what your friends like?
-Because that way they know that I love them.
Some days I have glimpses of light, illuminating the possibility that we are on the right path after all. And sometimes, after a good night's sleep, I realize that my lessons to Max are really admonishments to myself. After all, I'm the one who's been feeling lonely and in need of companionship. It's time to make some playdates--for me.
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