Rex is two and a half now. So, natch, he is VERY sensitive. Sometimes when he gets upset or senses a personal injustice he curls up into a ball on the floor to try and hide from us. Sometimes he walks into the laundry room (I’m sure to get closer to our Kenmore washer and dryer) and shuts the door and wails. It’s not the painful wail. But the I have so many feelings and I can’t process them wail.
The silently injured Rex rips at my heart much more deeply. The noisy one I can ignore for awhile as I think “work it out dude, life is tough, can’t always get what you want.” Rex removing himself quietly hits my buttons as I think to retreat and feel as if no can help is how I feel at my lowest ebb and I want to take him out of that. Also, I know there is something about the male removing himself that gets me. A female making a bunch of noise, ah, that’s my MO, I can handle that. But a guy shutting down is like reliving every relationship I’ve ever had.
Anyway, sometimes just getting dressed is cause for a toddler meltdown. We were in one and I was trying to get back on track the day we were shooting vids. I said to Chung Ming, “Roll the camera, this is real life.”
I learned with Vivien, at three, you can’t fight it.
We love him.
As soon as my kids heard Rexy’s voice, they came running downstairs, “start it again, mom.”
I can’t go to Atlanta, but I want to hug that little boy!. that age they know what they want and will let you know it.
I just love how he says what he wants. Good on you cool mom !
I love his hair! It’s almost longer than yours! Gender identities be damned. For some, penises were meant to be cut open in a bloody mess and inverted into mock-vaginas. Who are we to judge, right? First the hair, then the bloody mock-vag. Or, you know, not.
Oh, Connor is the same age. It’s so hard! All the feelings! He gets upset about his little sister (10 mo) getting attention and sticks his chin into his chest and walks into the other room. It breaks my heart.