家有两个小东西
小东西之一: Olivia, 14 years old 小东西之二: Evan, 11 years old
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(2006-02-24 14:28:24)
Forme,withoutthehelpofmyhusband,itisalwaysabattleeverymorningtogetbothkidsreadyforthedaycareandnottobetoolateforwork.Oliviacanprettymuchdressherselftothepointtoleavethedoor,butEvancouldcarelessaboutmyworrying.SoIamalwaystheonewhothrowhiswintercoatonanddraghimtothecar.Today,IwokethemupearlierthanusualandtoldthemweneededtohurryasIabsolutelycouldnotbelateforwork.Oliviawasreallygood,alreadygothercoato...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-23 09:54:24)
IthinkEvanishavinghisdelayedterribletworecently.Hewouldsaynotothingsweaskedhimtodoanddowhatweaskedhimnotto.Heconstantlypushesthelimitandifhedoesnotgethisway,hewouldthrowafit.TodaywhenwedroppedOliviaoffatherdancingclass,EvandecidedthathewantedtogetoffthecarfromOlivia’sside.SinceOliviawasalreadyoutsideofthecarwaitingformeandtheclasshadalreadystarted,Ijustpickedhimupandrushedtotheclassroom.Hewasscre...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-19 19:48:42)
Evanansweredallthequestionsveryenthusiastically.AccordingtoGranna’swords“Hestoletheshow.”Hewaseitherplayinghishairwithhisrightfingersorsuckinghisleftfingersduringtheentireinterview.Ashlie:Allright,whatisyourname?Evan:Evan(hehadnoclueabouthismiddlenameandnoddedathislastnameafterprompting).Ashlie:Howoldareyou,Evan?Evan:Iamthree.Ashlie:Three?Allright!Doyouhaveanybrothersandsisters?Evan:Onesister.A...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-16 15:16:56)
Acoupleofmonthsago,myhusbandwatchedaBritishdocumentarycalled“SevenUp”directedbyPaulAlmondandhisyoungteamofassistants.Theyrandomlyselectedagroupof“typical”seven-year-oldBritishchildrenwhocamefromfinanciallystrappedworkingclass,privilegedupperclass,orwhatwasvaguelydefinedasBritishmiddleclass.Invariouslocationsandsituations,thefilmmakersinterviewedthekidsabouttheirbackgrounds,theirpresentlives,an...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-14 07:17:11)
Acoupleofmonthsago,myhusbandandIdecidedtohaveadinnerandmoviedatewithoutthekids.Whenwegotbackfromthemovie,thekidswerestillawakesoIsaid“SaythankyouandnightnighttoEriko.”OliviagaveErikoakissonthecheekandahug.Evan(2years9months)alsogaveherahugandtriedtopullherdowntogiveherakiss.SoErikobentoverandgaveEvanherleftcheek.NowErikodidnotknowEvandoesnotkissgirlsonthecheek,hegoesforthelips.Sohegrabbedhershou...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-13 11:27:06)
IwaswatchingaChinesemovieyesterdayafternoonwhenEvanwokeupfromhisnapandstumbledintomyroomwithrosycheeksandsleepyeyes.HeglancedattheTVscreenandsawtheleadcharacterandhis哥们(bestbuddies)playingthepokergamewithpaperstripsstickingtotheeyesornosesofthosewhohadlostthegame.Donotknowwhetherhewasstillsleepyanddidn’tseeclearlyorwhat,heaskedme:“Mommy,whytheyhavenoodlesontheirface?”[阅读全文]
(2006-02-13 11:02:05)
ThismorningwhileIwasstillinbed,IraisedmyvoiceatOliviaforsomethingIwantedhertostopdoing.Shegotupsetandwentoutofourroom.Shortlyshereturnedwantingconsolefromme(shealwayswantssomekindofclosureaftersheisscolded).Ireachedouttoherandfoundthatherhandsarekindofcold.SoIdraggedherontothebed,tuckedherunderthecoverandsnuggledherwithmywarmbody.Isaid:“Baby,IamsorryIraisedmyvoiceatyoubutyouknowwhyIwasgettingmad?...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-10 13:28:34)
ThereisthisbookourbabysitterErikoboughtforOliviaandEvancalled“ItisOkaytobeDifferent”byToddParr.ItissuchagoodbookthatIthinkeverychildshouldreadit.Thebookteacheschildrenthatitisokaytobemissingatooth,towearglasses,tolookdifferent,toneedhelp,totalkaboutyourfeelings,toeatmacaroniandcheeseinthebathtub(Iamnotsureaboutthisonebutthisoneistheirfavorite),tosaynotobadthings,tobeembarrassed,tocomeinthelastin...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-10 13:27:54)
ErikoisaJapanesegirlwhoworksinmydepartment.Sheisbeautiful,smartandfunny,withverylongeyelashesyourarelyseeinorientalgirls.Erikoloveskids.AftershesawthepicturesofOliviaandEvanonedayonmydesk,shevolunteeredtobabysitforus:“Youdonothavetopayme,seriously.”Thenshejoked“HowaboutIpayyoutobabysitthem?”WegaveitatryandOliviaandEvanLOVEDher.Whenevertheysawhercarpullinguptothedriveway,theywouldruntothedooran...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-09 07:14:45)
Onthewayhome,inthemiddleofachat,Oliviasaidtome:“Mommy,Iamgoingtotellyouanimportantsecret.Daddytoldmethis.YoucantellEvanbutyoucannottellyourcoworkers.”
“Okay,whatisit?”“Whenaboysays‘Idon’tlikegirls,blahblahblah…’itreallymeanshelikesgirls.”Hm…Iwonderwhatelsedaddyhastoldher,I’dbettercheck.Note:Afterseeingthecommentsbelow,daddyclarifiedthatthereasonhetoldOliviathissecretwastocheerherup...[阅读全文]
“Okay,whatisit?”“Whenaboysays‘Idon’tlikegirls,blahblahblah…’itreallymeanshelikesgirls.”Hm…Iwonderwhatelsedaddyhastoldher,I’dbettercheck.Note:Afterseeingthecommentsbelow,daddyclarifiedthatthereasonhetoldOliviathissecretwastocheerherup...[阅读全文]
