Sometimes in the
eyes of a child, the delineation between fact and fiction can often become a
bit blurred. Case in point, a conversation I had with Lucy
recently. Lets just say that she is a
bit obsessed with the animated movie Tangled, and two of the leading
characters: Flynn Rider (the protagonist)
and his beloved horse, Maximus. She
pretty much wants to act like one or the other every. minute. Over dinner, she told me she wanted to talk about
the movie. One thought lead to another,
and before I knew it, she was telling me who her ‘fave five’ crushes were. Me, being the perpetual therapist (I can’t help
it), asked her to tell me what specifically it was that she liked
about these characters. “What are the
behaviors you are attracted to honey?” (I told you, I can’t help it!)
Here is what she
said, pretty much verbatim:
#5-Shane (from Mulan,
or as she calls him “Shaney”): “He is helpful.”
#4-Greyson (an
actual person who plays piano on YouTube)-“He picks good songs and is emotional.”
#3-Flynn Rider: “He is good and nice.”
#2-Maximus: “He is encouraging. “
#1-Brandon (her cousin
in NY): “My heart and his heart love
each other.”
The way I see it, she is just about right on
track here, in picking out some important character traits in a person/character. Never mind three of them aren’t real and one
of them she will never know!
So, my dear Lucy,
when you read this (hopefully) years from now, this is what I want you to know:
“If you can find a man
that is
helpful, good, nice, encouraging and loving…
I approve!
I hope when you said ‘emotional’
you really meant ‘sensitive.’
And the picking good
songs thing…
a definite added bonus!”
Speaking of fantasy/make believe, Lucy had a great time this Halloween. She got to trick or treat in our
neighborhood on Thursday; then we headed to Indy on Friday (for my niece’s play)
and got to trick or treat there too (they had postponed it due to bad
weather)! Oh, and did I mention she
also trick or treated at school? We may
be going into diabetic shock anytime in our house, due to the overload of sugar
we are ingesting!
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| Lucy----ehemmm--Black Cat--introducing herself to the class. |
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| It was rainy and windy and icky in our neighborhood. |
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| Lucy and Lindsay: meeeowwww! |
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| How photogenic are these girls? |
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| Lucy surprised Lisa and picked her a dandelion "because I love you." |
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| Lisa, Lucy and I had such a great time trick or treating! And the weather was purr-fect this time out! |
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| My dad stayed at my sister's house to hand out candy. |
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| Lindsay was a total rock star in her high school play, "Thirteen" |
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| girlfriend can sing! |
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| A bow well deserved! |
(Footnote: Regarding the
title of post...
Pardon the use of the most overplayed song of the summer, but it
worked!)
