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| In Praise of Sheryl »
My three-year-old was hunched down in the dirt, poking at some unseen object with a stick. I slid the back door open and called her inside for dinner. She froze for a moment, and then resumed her poking. I called again, and she shot half a glance at the door. In a surprise move, she dropped to a tightly curled squat, and covered her head with her hands.
Ooookay. Clearly she considered herself hidden, and beyond the range of my vision.
I played along. I wandered into the yard, searching high and low. I pretended to trip over her, and a small "tee-hee!" escaped from the armadillo-like child on the ground. My apparent stupidity just got funnier and funnier, and she found it very hard to contain herself.
When I started pretending that she was a giant snail, her sides were shaking with mirth. I called to her siblings to come and see this giant snail, and picked her up off of the ground. Her arms and legs shot to the four corners and she yelled,
"I'm not a snail! I'm a GIRL."
Heh.
I carried her into the bathroom, and washed her hands and face. At the table, she regaled her siblings with stories of how she really fooled me. Apparently, she must have been a snail in another life, and switched to a girl up in heaven.
My son suddenly started braying and elongating his neck, making really alarming noises. He raised his fist to his forehead, and extended three fingers. As soon as it began, it ended, and he gave me an expectant look.
"Oh, wow. That was a great triceratops impression." I said.
"Well, you see..." he started. He was once a triceratops, you see. Before he was a boy. He was all the dinosaurs, and when he got up to heaven, he knew it was time to be my boy. But that is why he can totally do great dino impressions. Because he has first hand memories.
This launched a big discussion about dinosaurs in heaven, and an argument over the status of carnivores. Did they try to eat the People Angels? Or were they now Celestial Vegetarians, happily eating clouds?
My oldest, eager to get in on the action, decided that her angelic lineage was from the magical unicorns who could become mermaids family. Of course. That makes total sense.
My youngest alternated between participating in the discussion, and sucking her thumb while pondering the latest startling revelation about her family. After a few intense minutes sucking, she popped her thumb out, and asked, "What were you in heaven, Mommy?"
My son sighed dramatically, and my seven-year-old rolled her eyes.
"She was always our mommy. Duh."
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Comments
Oh, that's not just sweet, but it's so philosophical, too!
Posted by: Damselfly | August 16, 2006 2:38 PM
LOL Kids are hilarious. Although, mine never seem to have conversations like that. If they did, they would discover their mommy was a mermaid...after I saw Splash as a little girl, I decideded thats what I was. I even refused to eat all fish because of this. Of course, I know differently now, or at least I'll never tell if I don't...
Posted by: prlinkbiz | August 16, 2006 5:24 PM
We have a variation of that conversation, every time we talk about what my sons will be when they grow up. And inevitably I mention how, when they are grown up, I might do something myself, like return to teaching or write a book or . . .
And someone always says, "But you're our Mommy! THAT'S your job!"
Posted by: Susan | August 16, 2006 8:57 PM
Thank god I had kids, otherwise I would never have fully understood that my mother was a person before I was born. I mean, I always knew it intellectually, but now I know how she felt about it. It's somewhat overwhelming, how quickly and completely one gets defined as 'mom.'
Posted by: landismom | August 16, 2006 9:59 PM
all children are nice until they reach that important age of where they think money grows on trees!!
Posted by: cindy little | August 17, 2006 9:37 AM
Now that was the best explanation I've heard in a long time. It's interesting how, in our children's eyes at least, we have a role that is set for life. They of course also inform me that they will not be getting married, but will live with me forever. This can alternately bring tears of joy or sorrow, depending on how the day is going.
Posted by: Moogie | August 17, 2006 11:26 AM