Friday, March 21, 2003

the dictates of a 3-year-old

Just wait until your child gets to be 3 years old and you have to deal with all of THAT.

No, not the "tyrannical threes" -- the explosion of personality and the obsessive compulsive behavior that will drive you nuts in record time. Evangeline has acquired the moniker "Kissing Bandit" because every time she sees Rachel, she wants to give her sister a kiss. And kiss her she must, whether Rachel is nursing, sucking her thumb or sleeping. Everything must be done just so, according to the ritual Evangeline has developed, or reality will disintegrate.

I guarantee you, when your baby turns 3, you will find it impossible to love her any less than with all your heart, but there will be times you will wish you lived in a zoo.

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