My daughter is her own person, but also, she has my habits. For example, she sometimes creates a small crisis just to be entertained. She throws her own stuffed dog to the ground, then shouts, "Oh, NO!"
This is like when I pick a fight on Facebook just because I'm slightly bored, and I need to kill time until the dinner hour.
Also, Susie is enchanted by colors; a walk around the block can cause her to say, WHOA. And this reminds me that, mostly, I watch television for the elaborate costuming; my favorite activity involves renting an hour of "Sex and the City."
Finally, Susie looks for role models; she tries to sponge the walls, because she understands that this is what grown-ups do. This evokes thoughts of my own quest to become as sharp and unflappable as Bernadette Peters.
We're reading:
*"Fortunately," by Remy Charlip. A flawless picture book, jumping from plane crash to shark infestation to perilous trek through tiger-infested tunnels in Asia. You can't beat this one.
*"A House," by Kevin Henkes. We're getting ready for a new Henkes title (the 4/4/23 release, big news in this home).
*""The Bunny Rabbit Show." A Boynton mic-drop.
More later.
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