During what was supposed to be nap today Gavin decided to DESTROY a library book. He's much too old for tearing out pages, but when I found the mess I was so angry. I asked him why he did it and he told me he wanted to have the picture. I explained how he would have to pay for the book and replace it for the library so that other children could read it and that I was very upset and angry that he did this. I was down at his level and he takes my chin with his little hand, looks me in the eyes with a tender slight grin and says, "It's gonna be ok mommy." That manipulative little boy gets me every time. I hugged him and continued to go about putting the book back together. He tried to "help" which just made me more upset that he did this in first place and he said another of my signature lines, "Take a deep breath mommy" and he does it, a big breath in and out, looks at me, does it again (until I do it with him) and says, "Just relax."
Laughing and smiling and angry and upset all in one. This boy can really bring out the emotions in me. God is already sticking this Karma to me and if it goes as my dad says, that we choose our parents, boy am I in for a doosey!
Signing I Love You!
We've been working with Gavin on signing "I love you." He would concentrate so hard on getting his two middle fingers down that he would just give the peace sign if we signed "I love you" to him. Finally he has it down and at random moments in the day he will say "I love (wuv) you" and hold up the sign. It's so cute!
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I need to take this guy to work with me. Maybe I wouldn't try to kill my workers as often with the deep breathing thing.
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