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A Matter of Taste
I’ve been getting a lot of excitement on my site lately after some antivaccination groups discovered this post. And then when I wrote this post, I got some more activity. Some of it was really nice and well thought out. Other people basically hate me. Seems wanting children to avoid unnecessary illness and death makes me evil.
Oh well.
One thing I’ve learned in this life is you can’t please everybody. To put yourself out there and take a stand in the midst of controversy, you have to develop a bit of thick skin. It’s a lesson my sister could use. You see, apparently my 2 ½ year old niece has begun saying, “I don’t like you.” Well, to be precise she’s not just walking around the house saying it to anyone. She’s directing her animosity at one person: her mother.
And my sister is taking it personally. Never mind that the child is a toddler and functions solely at an “ego” level, unable to really feel empathy for others. And never mind that there is a new baby in the house and my sister has just gone back to work. And certainly never mind that Olivia has probably figured out that this little group of words gets her a lot of attention.
I think sometimes we have to remember that small children are just that: small children. When Olivia says, “I don’t like you,” she’s not saying, “Mom, I have given it a lot of thought and I feel our relationship is not one I cherish. You are nothing to me.”
No, actually what she is saying is something more akin to: “I don’t like eating chicken. I don’t like going to bed at 8. I don’t like getting not everything my way all the time. I don’t like that stupid new baby who has effectively dethroned me from my position of power. And I definitely don’t like it that my mom has gone back to work.”
And then she’s saying, “But gosh, I love it that my mom pays me so much attention when I say that. That’s great good fun!”
Of course, she could also be saying, “I wish I could hang out with Aunt Lara, she’s so much fun!”
What do you guys think? Doesn’t this happen to everyone? Shouldn’t I just expect to hear this from Eva and Zoe one day soon?
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