2008
you look so good in the shoes of an outcast
maura @ 8:20 pm
Over the past few days I’ve been having a hard time reining in my annoyance over Gus’s admittedly completely typical 6 yr old behavior. Things like being so severely poky in the mornings that he will only make it the bus if his trusty valet gets him dressed + shod. Or being completely unable to sit still/facing forward/on his butt at the dinner table for even a minute. Or the whining over having to eat healthy food in order to have some dessert. Oh, I am a cruel parent, so cruel!
But today I suddenly Got Over It. And things were better. There was still lots of wiggling at the dinner table, but Gus accidentally started wiping his mouth with his sock which provided a good opportunity for giggles. (I’m still not sure how it happened — he really didn’t even know he was doing it!)
After dinner he taught me how to play Super Mario Galaxy: “Mommy, why haven’t you played this game? Daddy and I are experts. I’ll teach you.” Not that I told him this, but I haven’t played it because he is hogging it! I guess it is his game.
2 comments on “you look so good in the shoes of an outcast”
Phew, I am glad once again to hear that this is normal kid behavior. I even pick out his clothes for him, it’s the LEAST he could do to actually put them on his body! And often when he does do it he’s not paying attention and puts them on backwards. Kris Kross’ll make you jump, jump!
Augh!!!
A valet is exactly what Max needs! Finally he is doing a little better at getting ready. He still tries to say “I AM getting dressed” when his eyes are closed and he is under covers, but we never believe him and even he is starting to doubt the truth of that statement.