How early does the preference for same gender playmates begin? My son is 3.5yrs old and he already told me that “Mommy, you can’t love me more than Daddy. Only Daddy can because he’s a boy and all the boys are friends”.
Today I was taking him to the “Grossology” exhibit and he was pretending to be driving his fighter jet, stuck in his car seat. He kept asking dad to fly his jet but dad had his hands on the wheel and couldn’t give into him. So, he goes, “Mommeee, can you fly with me?” I just wanted to enjoy Seattle’s verdant greenery, so I ho-hummed something. He goes, “You can do it mom, just put on your Girly mask, and push your Girly buttons on your Girly jet and YOU CAN DO IT, MOM!” His enthusiasm was so contagious, so innocent! I did just that. Something common is better than nothing, right?!
I think the next thing that’ll put me in his circle of love will include me in a Spiderwoman suit or finger painting with egg yolks on the walls of our living room. Wait for pictures!
5 responses so far ↓
neha // May 7, 2007 at 5:50 am
This is as sweet as it can get! The joy of learning from lil ones…!
axinia // May 9, 2007 at 7:35 am
very sweet…i enjoyed!
eternalvalues // May 18, 2007 at 6:16 pm
So-o-o sweet! I even could imagine your little one and hear his voice!
prynka // May 18, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Thank You Eternal Values. You’re so sweet to write this! I’d like to stay in touch with you. I tried going to your email/blog but it won’t let me.
Priyanka
radha // November 20, 2007 at 7:50 am
he is really sweet. his world is so innocent. i understand that innocence somewhere ahs some interconnection with “fiction”, just because fiction is kind of magical, another world, another dimension, and being innocent it IS being magical. when we are childlike and innocent we are invested with this power and we jump into another dimension of purity. do u understand what i mean? luv