So...for the last couple of years, I've taken ds to our local library off-and-on for story time.
The first couple of times (at 3 y.o.) he was the one who brought a compass to "show and tell" and explained how to use it. He was also the one who didn't sit to hear the story, but instead wandered the room and checked out the fire extinguisher and the clock and the "sweet" little DVD player.
I had to remove him before much of the first 15 minutes because he was disrupting the group. He cried.
Fast forward a year.
Now he's the kid who shows up with Mexican jumping beans instead of "tech". He's the one who still inches up to the story teller and needs to have his face in the book to read along...all the while, the poor librarian is telling him to "sit down".
He's the one whose mother decided that morning story time was too "exciting" with all the children and who ended up in the afternoon session with five kids as opposed to 30...yet still managed to be the wiggle-worm who needed to be removed early.
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I post this because I really, really want to know if I'm experiencing this in a vacuum?
My little guy apologizes for his behavior as we are heading out the door and promises not to do it again, but it is just "lip-service" in the end.
Last edited by Ametrine; 06/07/11 08:15 PM.
