Kathleen'smum! THANK-YOU! You said it so perfectly. Why can't our kids play? That is so sad that she has to think about what others with think of her. I guess learning to think before you open your mouth isn't such a bad thing to learn, but, I find that when my dd does that, she doesn't talk at all. SAD SAD!
The Polar Express is my girls' favorite! I remember once, the little one 4,or 5 decided to ring her Santa's Bell - the one she got from the bookstore for knowing answers about the book...she was ringing it in my ear and I was pretending not to hear it (cause that is more real) and both girls couldn't understand why I didn't believe. The little one said "How can you not believe! He was right there!" And I got to hear the bell in my ear the whole trip home!
That was the year both girls asked for a bell from Santa's sleigh and my poor mom had to make them look real.
Wish our girls could play...
Hide and seek is still loved...and making tents is still fun. The girls give eachother makeovers and put on plays quite often too.
I really do want to take her away, to a place where she can still be a kid!
Weird they both like to knit! Your DD is lucky to have a grandma to teach her.
And then people say things like - why won't you just let her be a kid..when they hear I am trying to get her a grade skip in Math. The world just doesn't get it. I guess that's okay.
