When I was a little girl my Dad never wanted me and my brothers to get older. At every birthday party he would pretend to prevent us from turning the next age by keeping my mom from putting the last candle onto the cake. Somehow he always failed and pretended to get upset when he counted the candles after we blew them out.
Lately, Anna has had a new interest in how old she needs to be to do different things. She has asked how old she needs to be to go to kindergarten, roller skate, ride a big bike, and get a bunk bed with Abby. For the bunk bed she seems to understand that it is Abby's age that is the limiting factor. This has led to a lot of conversations about how old she will be when Abby is different ages. Sometimes I think she is getting it. Then a few days ago she asked me, "How old will I be when Abby is 5?" I said, "7." She got quite frazzled and said, "No, no, I think I will be 5 too. I'm just going to stay at 5 until Abby is 5. At my birthday I'm not going to turn 7, I'm just going to stay at 5." I tried to explain without much success so I finally just said, "okay," and thought to myself that Grandpa will be quite pleased if the "stay-at-5" party really comes to fruition not just once, but two years in a row.
Lately, Anna has had a new interest in how old she needs to be to do different things. She has asked how old she needs to be to go to kindergarten, roller skate, ride a big bike, and get a bunk bed with Abby. For the bunk bed she seems to understand that it is Abby's age that is the limiting factor. This has led to a lot of conversations about how old she will be when Abby is different ages. Sometimes I think she is getting it. Then a few days ago she asked me, "How old will I be when Abby is 5?" I said, "7." She got quite frazzled and said, "No, no, I think I will be 5 too. I'm just going to stay at 5 until Abby is 5. At my birthday I'm not going to turn 7, I'm just going to stay at 5." I tried to explain without much success so I finally just said, "okay," and thought to myself that Grandpa will be quite pleased if the "stay-at-5" party really comes to fruition not just once, but two years in a row.
I think it is a good idea to stay at 5. Sally says I have stayed at 12 all these years.... Anna seems to want to be the same age as Abby. Then they could go to kindergarten together just like Diane and I.
ReplyDeleteActually going to school with Abby is something Anna talks about a lot. She says, "when I'm a starfish (at preschool), Abby is supposed to be a turtle, but I will take her with me to the starfish class so I can watch over her." Matt & I think that Anna is imagining current Abby trying to navigate school so she feels like she needs to watch over her - so cute!
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