This morning, I took my son to playtime at Gymboree. It's open to kids of all ages, provided they're currently enrolled in one of their classes.
A girl about three years old ran over to play with my son. She took a toy from him when her mom, "Braggedy Ann", swooped in to remind her to "play nicely". I complimented the little girl on how well she shared after that and the mom turned to me to ask...
A girl about three years old ran over to play with my son. She took a toy from him when her mom, "Braggedy Ann", swooped in to remind her to "play nicely". I complimented the little girl on how well she shared after that and the mom turned to me to ask...
Braggedy Ann: How old is he? (pointing to my son).
Me: Just turned a year on Wednesday.
Braggedy Ann: Is he walking?
Me: On his own? Not yet, but he holds on...
Braggedy Ann: Well, my daughter walked at 9...er, 8 months old. My son too. (points to younger boy).
Me: Oh really.
Braggedy Ann: Yes, 8 months. Walking. Both of my children started walking at 8 months old.
Me: I see.
Not that I asked, by the way...
My son, having lost interest in the conversation days ago, left to play with something else. I just smiled and took off after him.
A little while later, Braggedy Ann's boy bolted for the parking lot when someone opened the door to leave. I happened to be standing right outside at the time. Luckily, I was there to catch and release him back to his "Smug-mmy".
That is, when she eventually realized he had taken off without her...
Hmm, maybe it's not so great when they learn how to walk...no, RUN away so early, is it?
My son, having lost interest in the conversation days ago, left to play with something else. I just smiled and took off after him.
A little while later, Braggedy Ann's boy bolted for the parking lot when someone opened the door to leave. I happened to be standing right outside at the time. Luckily, I was there to catch and release him back to his "Smug-mmy".
That is, when she eventually realized he had taken off without her...
Hmm, maybe it's not so great when they learn how to walk...no, RUN away so early, is it?
photo by tobasari1
1 comment:
Hi. I've just stumbled on your blog via Blogher and I wanted to say that I love your wit. I read 3 or 4 posts and especially enjoyed your nicknames. I've got a nearly 3 year old, and I can commiserate about the toddler stuff. We're more than a year into it and it's still a constant mystery to me what I'm supposed to be doing. You might enjoy a book (which I actually found abandoned one day at Gymboree!) called Mommy Mantras by Bethany Casarjian and Diane Dillon. Short pithy essays about various challenging parenting moments written with a lot of humor and wisdom. Du courage.
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