Conversations with S. All real, all from the past two days:
(S and I stop at a friend's house)
Me: S, let's leave the stroller out here. We'll be back out in a minute.
S: OK. *glares at nearby snail* But that snail had better not take it.
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(On the way home)
S: *rips handful of leaves off of random plant, offers them to me* Mommy, for you!!
Me: Thanks, sweetie, but it's not nice to rip the leaves off of plants. Plants need their leaves.
S: *thinks*
S: *picks up filthy bottle cap that has fallen from nearby overflowing dumpster, offers it to me* Mommy, for you!!
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Me: S, do you want this with ketchup?
S: Without ketchup.
Me: OK.
S: Without ketchup!
Me: OK! No ketchup.
S: I said without ketchup!!!
Me: I didn't give you any ketchup!
Me: ... wait, when you say "without ketchup," do you mean "yes ketchup"?
S: Yes ketchup.
Me: *gives ketchup*
S: Bananas aren't allowed to have this.
S: *giggles to herself*
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(We pass a random child walking with her father. Total strangers.)
S: Mommy, look! *turns to girl* You're a sweet potato chocolate banana!!
Me: S! That's not nice, you'll hurt her feelings.
S: But she is a banana chocolate.
(this was a bit of a tricky one, because "banana chocolate" is really not an insult. I went with telling her that we don't use words to hurt people's feelings. I was rewarded with a Look of Ultimate Betrayal, which is usually a good sign when it comes to discipline)
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S: Mommy, can Moshe come to play? *pause* I won't hit him.
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Reasons S has gone into full-on hysterical sobbing in the past week:
- because I handed her the gray spoon, not the blue spoon
- because daddy went to work. This has only happened nearly every day since S was born, so naturally, she hasn't quite had time to adjust yet.
- because she wanted to play with her friend Odeliyah (at night).
- because "I didn't want" (????)
note: list is not comprehensive
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Things S is very good at:
- jumping like a frog
- running in circles
- greeting people she loves with complete, overwhelming enthusiasm
- being adorable
