You know that a girl is a real Princess when she arrives at your house and the first thing that she asks is: “Where’s my tiara?” You’d think that she’d keep up with something as important as a crown for her beautiful little head.
I have all kinds of books about the Royal Family as well as treasured souvenirs from Coronations, Weddings and important events for the Windsor Family that I’ve collected over the years. So I get it about Princess things. My first doll was a Queen Elizabeth doll. I’m just hoping that Syd doesn’t find out about the Tower of London, which houses the Queen’s Jewels, so that she won’t try to get me to find a Barbie Tower of London for her!
Talking about jewels, the other day Syd noticed that I was wearing a fancy bracelet. Of course, it was now one of her FAVORITE things and she wanted to have it. I pointed out that it was mine and I couldn’t give it to her. That’s when Syd hit me with a lecture about the fact that we were suppose to “SHARE OUR TOYS!” Yes, 3 year old Syd gave ME a little speech about SHARING…this is coming from a girl who grabs things away from “Bambi,” my current pet name for her very sweet Kid Brother Baby James!
The other night in the bath Baby James was happily playing with the plastic Disney character Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Suddenly, Syd grabbed it out of BJ’s hands and announced that she wanted it. When I told her she needed to give the toy back to BJ she yelled: “HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT PRINCESSES, BUT I DO.” She even dramatically added: “HE LIKES MONSTERS NOT PRINCESSES.”
Poor Baby James…he didn’t have a good comeback so he just screamed at her at the top of his lungs. Syd wouldn’t give him the toy but I know that she doesn’t like him screaming at her. If he’d yelled just a little bit longer, because he certainly couldn’t have been any louder, I’m sure that she would have reluctantly handed over Belle.
I’m beginning to see a pattern with Syd: if she wants something she thinks she’ll get it if she uses the words: “favorite or share.” Lately she’s added something new to the mix: now she’ll be “sad” or even “so sad” if she doesn’t get what she wants. The funny thing is that she doesn’t look sad when she’s saying this. She thinks that we’ll react to the word “sad.” I’m waiting to see what her next tactic will be. I’ll keep you posted.
Love, D2
P.S. Happy Valentine's Day!
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