Buddy from a 43° Angle is Still Buddy
Fiona's got her first real cold today so she's not up to much in the way of exciting baby hijinks. But yesterday she was a proverbial bundle of energy.
Two of the phrases Fiona has some familiarity with are "no" and "leave Buddy alone." (Buddyis our cat and we don't think he'd react too kindly to a baby grabbing a fistful of his fur while he's trying to nap). The two phrases usually go together--one of the few things Fiona is routinely told not to do is bother Buddy.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the line Fiona came to the same realization all children eventually do, which is that she doesn't have to obey us when we tell her no. We can get upset with her, we can move her to another activity, but if she tries to act on something she's been told not to do the world does not actually come to an end.
What she really likes doing is testing Mom & Dad. Yesterday she was playing on the floor as usual, and Buddy was taking his post-1pm pre-2pm nap as part of his strict routine of 18 hours of sleep per day. Fiona decided she was done playing in the front half of the room and started crawling toward the back. Along the way, she found herself heading face to face with Buddy.
"Fiona, no. Leave Buddy alone," we told her.
And with a little guidance, she did. For approximately six inches, until she realized that she was now near Buddy's neck. She reached out.
"Fiona, no. Leave Buddy alone," came the order.
And she did. For approximately three more inches until she discovered she was near Buddy's shoulder blade.
On and on this went, Fiona traversing the arc from Buddy's nose to tail, detouring every time she got a new glimpse of Buddy just to see if maybe this time we'd let her touch the cat, or if maybe we'd only meant that she shouldn't touch Buddy on the face but we wouldn't mind if she grabbed him by the butt.
I have a feeling Fiona's Aunt Kathy can respect her niece's commitment to testing for loopholes in parental decrees.
Two of the phrases Fiona has some familiarity with are "no" and "leave Buddy alone." (Buddyis our cat and we don't think he'd react too kindly to a baby grabbing a fistful of his fur while he's trying to nap). The two phrases usually go together--one of the few things Fiona is routinely told not to do is bother Buddy.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the line Fiona came to the same realization all children eventually do, which is that she doesn't have to obey us when we tell her no. We can get upset with her, we can move her to another activity, but if she tries to act on something she's been told not to do the world does not actually come to an end.
What she really likes doing is testing Mom & Dad. Yesterday she was playing on the floor as usual, and Buddy was taking his post-1pm pre-2pm nap as part of his strict routine of 18 hours of sleep per day. Fiona decided she was done playing in the front half of the room and started crawling toward the back. Along the way, she found herself heading face to face with Buddy.
"Fiona, no. Leave Buddy alone," we told her.
And with a little guidance, she did. For approximately six inches, until she realized that she was now near Buddy's neck. She reached out.
"Fiona, no. Leave Buddy alone," came the order.
And she did. For approximately three more inches until she discovered she was near Buddy's shoulder blade.
On and on this went, Fiona traversing the arc from Buddy's nose to tail, detouring every time she got a new glimpse of Buddy just to see if maybe this time we'd let her touch the cat, or if maybe we'd only meant that she shouldn't touch Buddy on the face but we wouldn't mind if she grabbed him by the butt.
I have a feeling Fiona's Aunt Kathy can respect her niece's commitment to testing for loopholes in parental decrees.
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6:46 PM
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