The hoarding goes along with the not sharing. At Old Navy the other day, a little girl tried to sit on the bench in the kiddie section, and Harry screamed "Move!" and tried to pull her off. When she put her hand on the bench's rail, he peeled her fingers off one by one. Yeah. We spend a lot of time talking about nice hands these days. Also communism.
We wet to an open gym last Saturday, and he was all about gathering and hiding balloons, balls, tennis rackets, bats. Then other kids would come along, and he would scream "Mine" and dissolve into tears.
This video is funny for the crash landing at the end
In a month or so, Harry is going to have to share his entire world, and we're not sure how that's going to go! He points to the Pack n Play at the foot of our bed (that thing is so effing big-- we have to stand up on he bed and curse to change the channel on the TV) and pretends to cry like a baby (which might be the most annoying noise on earth, although I imagine it will get much more annoying when there's a baby crying, too). If you ask him how to make a baby stop crying, he'll tell you the baby needs to eat. When asked what the baby eats, he replies with a very matter-of-fact "Ham. Cheese." Since those are his favorite foods, maybe this answer bodes well for sharing? Ah well. A girl can dream.
Oh gosh the showdown at Old Navy cracked me up. So did "stand on the bed and swear" to change the channel. Hysterical. Charlie asks for more grapes until he has one in his mouth and one in each hand. Maybe we have a future hoarder on our hands.
ReplyDeletehe just has a good sense of self...you have raised an individual with a mind of his own..congratulations....Bomma
ReplyDeleteTalk to Lee - he's having a similar problem with Brinkley. It's gotten so bad Brinkley has to wear a muzzle and Lee breaks out in a cold sweat at the sight of balls.
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I laugh every time I watch that video!Ben laughs at the end, and I laugh with him!
ReplyDeleteMy son really hoards things... and he hides them too. He will be a yr old in a week and his hoarding and hiding has gotten worse. He hides food under the couch, along with small toys and things of mine, like my cell, shoes, and hair accessories. He also hides snacks, keys, sippy cups, spoons and knick knacks under the washcloths in the bathroom. I don't know why, and he is FURIOUS when we move ANY of his collected items... what should we do?
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