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Tweak says, "You'll always be young"

Kate Beckett (katebeckett) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2016-07-07 23:56:00

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My kid's response to my request for her to take a bath after dinner tonight: "Okay, but I should just take one in the ocean to save water."

Been in California for almost three weeks, and she's already focused on water conservation. So either she's adjusting just fine, or she's been watching way too much television.

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	ashmaiden 2016-07-10 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	Your Lily sounds like an adventurous girl, certainly fearless if she dove straight in. How old is she? John is seven, so he's old enough to have an opinion, but young enough that they don't always make practical sense. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

katebeckett
2016-07-10 01:27 pm UTC (link)

I wouldn't say fearless; she's scared of thunderstorms and isn't so keen on heights, but she's certainly got an adventurous spirit, which is actually wonderful. Or it is now. When she's a teenager, I'll have my hands full. My mother insists that its repayment for all the stuff that I did when I was growing up, which is probably true.

Lily is six, though she insists on telling people that she's six and a half. The half is a big deal.

Oh yes, I understand that all too well. I expect you, like me, spend a lot of time trying not to grin or laugh at what your son says.

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ashmaiden
2016-07-10 03:51 pm UTC (link)

Of that, I have no doubt. It always come back around, sometimes worse so I've been told. Hopefully she won't turn your hair prematurely grey.

Naturally, of course! That's just a half-step closer to being a grown up. And those halves come way too quickly.

I absolutely do. He gets very upset when he catches my amusement, and he doesn't like my answers as to why I find something funny. I feel like I should write everything down so he can laugh at them when he gets older.

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katebeckett
2016-07-12 11:55 pm UTC (link)

Even if she does, I don't know that I'll mind. She's totally the best thing I've ever managed in my life.

Definitely. I still have a hard time believing that she's six. Seems like yesterday she was a newborn.

Oh, I have some videos. The benefit of a smartphone; I always have a camera in my pocket. When she gets married or graduates from high school, I should play them all for her to see.

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	ashmaiden 2016-07-20 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	I know exactly what you mean by that. It goes by entirely too quickly. And it doesn't help when they fight you for every bit of leverage to get closer to being a grown up. That is fantastic! I need to remember that trick for later. I feel like I will be drowning in videos very quickly. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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