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Of comfort toys and the comedic stylings of the threenager
By hissychick | June 6, 2008
E has given her beloved Snugzee a new name, and that is “Dee dee”. It’s so cute to see her cruise/crawl to her cot when she’s tired, exclaim “Dee!Dee!” as she drags said comfort toy through the bars of her cot and gives him a big cuddle. He’s not just a sleeptime friend anymore either. The deemeister is often to be found clutched in one hand as E cruises or crawls. And I’m in big trouble if I forget him on car journeys or when the moon is in taurus, or the like. You get the picture.
Dee dee’s ears are looking a little worse for wear at the moment, having been sucked and chewed to death as E cut her seventh and eighth teeth during the week. Thank goodness that she is happy for now to alternate between dd1 and dd2. I’m trying to evenly distribute that mankiness unique to kidlet comfort toys. I shall not elaborate.
An attachment to a security blanket is about the one and only personality trait that E shares with A. Big miss still loves her own two Snugzeez, and gets quite cross if her younger sister tries to take one of hers, which differ from E’s in colour and the fact that they are now falling apart.
Yes they are a hygiene issue. Yes they can cause issues in the daycare environment if another child tries to take them away. But I can’t bring myself to be a mean Mummy and take them away from A when they provide a feeling of security for an intense and at times introverted little girl, a tangible reminder of Mummy and Daddy when we’re apart. She will let go in her own time and of her own volition, the way it should be. And as a bit of a f*ck you to a world that wants kids to grow up too fast, too soon, I hope that a remnant or two or her special toys survive long enough to evolve into lucky charms for the tumultuous teenage years and beyond.
As for E, I’m fairly certain that Dee Dee talks to her. And that he is telling her to start lighting fires….
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Conversations with A #5746
A: Mummy, your voice sounds all funny.
Me: That’s because Mummy’s got a cold.
A: It’s croaky, like a frog.
Me: Yes it is. Can you croak like a frog?
A (Sighs): No Mummy, I can’t. I can only burp. (Emits huge belch). See?
Me (laughing): ………………….
Topics: E is good, Silly mummy, Threenager alert |
Oh, E is such a Darling!
I had a security blanket, more of a pillow, when I was young. Can’t remember when I “lost it exactly. But my boys haven’t one, because they both wre on Mommy’s boobies till past 1 years old, plus, they nap in the hammock swing.
A is really hilarious. Way, to go, girl!
Get well soon, Mummy.
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Posted by: Moomykin on June 6th, 2008 at 6:54 amPMSL at “telling her to start light fires”. You’re just such a delight to read. Witty, funny, eloquent, smart —- Geez I love your blog.
When are you writing a book??!?
xx Averil
Posted by: Averil on June 9th, 2008 at 12:21 pmThanks Kathie
And Ave…aww sucks, high praise indeed from such a talented writer *blush*. You first with the book though!
Posted by: hissychick on June 10th, 2008 at 12:47 am