posted by erin on Mar 31
Aidan has this habit of circling round and round the mulberry bush when having a conversation. Let me give you an aggravating example.
Time: this morning
Place: our bathroom as I had noticed it had been a while since she’d had a pee and at least 2 days since she’d pooped, so we spent some quality time waiting.
Aidan: Mommy, what are you doing?
Me: waiting for you to pee.
Aidan: You’re waiting for me to pee?
Me: Yes.
Aidan: Where’s Daddy?
Me: At work.
Aidan: At work?
Me: yes.
Aidan: Where’s Daddy’s work?
Me: at his office.
Aidan: At his office?
Me: yes. (you’ll notice an annoying pattern here…)
Aidan: What am I doing?
Me: trying to pee.
Aidan: I’m going to pee?
Me: yes, sit still and stop wiggling.
Aidan: it’s not coming.
Me: sit still.
Aidan: Are those your boobs (pointing to my chest and trying to poke)?
Me: Yes, don’t touch.
Aidan: Where are my boobs?
Me: you don’t have any yet, you have nipples.
Aidan: nipples?
Me: (heavy sigh) yes. Please sit still so you can pee.
Aidan: it’s not coming (wiggling her bum back and forth).
Me: SIT.STILL!!
Aidan: Where’s Daddy?
Me: At.Work!
Aidan: At his office?
Me: YES!
Aidan: What are you doing?
Me: Aaaaahhhh (rocking in fetal position, pulling on my hair)
The conversation was actually quite a bit longer than that, but I just couldn’t bear to put you through the same agony as I went through! Sometimes I think “why?” might be easier than her repeating every single thing I say and asking the same 3 questions over and over and over…