Saying Goodbye

C: Mom, should I buy this little stuffed animal? I've wanted it for a very long time, and it's only $5!

Me: Well, I don't think you should. You have so many stuffed animals already that this one will probably just be forgotten in a few days.

C: But I have the money with me.

Me: Well, but later you might find something else that you want more.

C: I guess so. (Returns stuffed animal to rack, then returns.). Mom, I don't like putting stuffed animals back on the rack.

Me: It's hard.

C: Yes! Plus they look at you with such frustration and shame when you do it!

That Nagging Feeling

If I am running the carpet machine, and I'm on a deadline, and someone interrupts me repeatedly with requests for things that can easily wait, and I've stopped the machine and respectfully answered all the questions and followed with polite requests to not be interrupted, then when that person comes back, is it rude to say, "I'm asking politely that you let me finish my job, but what I mean is, 'don't interrupt unless the house is on fire?'"

Asking for a friend...

Instructions For Life

C is playing with her stuffed animals. She has the sturdy box that my Instant Pot came in, and she's arranged her favorite animals a number of times so they fit just right and can be accessed in order of importance. After she's found the best method, she turns to me.

"Momma, can I make a YouTube tutorial on how to put your 10 best friends in a box?"

Ahead of Her Time

Irony: Your seven year old saying, with great disdain, "I can do without the sarcasm."

Condensed Thoughts

C enjoys playing around on Khan Academy.  She doesn't limit herself to second grade math, however.  Sometimes I find her learning about biology or history.

Today I was again trying to help her understand why certain types of behavior are undesirable.  The discussion was lengthier than either of us wanted.  At the end, she said,

"So what you're saying, but NOT in expanded notation, is that I shouldn't do that any more.  Right?"

Note to self:  No more talking in expanded notation.