Monday, March 07, 2005

Internalized lessons

The scene: Sunday afternoon after theoretical nap-time but before actual nap. The Living Room.

Mother: You need to calm down.
4-year-old Daughter continues to bounce off the walls (not figuratively).
Mother (louder): You need to calm down.
Daughter continues, etc.

Mother (quite loud): You need to calm down!
Daughter: No! You need to calm down.
Mother: You need to calm down.
Daughter: I know: we will take turns calming down.

Father and Mother: peals of laughter.
Baby son (as interpreted from facial expression): huh?

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