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The mood of this is so happy and wholesome that I hesitate to mention what's coming next, but her focus will turn towards the people in her life and scrutinizin
by sublinear 4y ago
The mood of this is so happy and wholesome that I hesitate to mention what's coming next, but her focus will turn towards the people in her life and scrutinizing all the little things they do.
Almost all these bullet points sound ominous when the author contrasts adult behavior with kid behavior, and she undoubtedly notices the difference too.
Expect the sour behavior
when routines get broken or just plain boring, unfamiliar people start coming into the picture due to school or other social needs, pets come and go, moving to a new home, etc. Lots of energy will be dedicated to curiosity, language building, and asking questions since this is all just as profound to her as seeing anything else for the first time. It shapes a personality.
- Aeolun 4y agoWell, yes, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. It struck me reading this that my 4 year old already has a lot more in common with adults than with this 2 year old. All of the consuming problems in his life consist of what toys he wants to play with, which friends he wants to see and what he wants to do, but there’s no doubt he has them. He’s not so concerned with discovering the world around any more (though still more than an adult), and he has a model for how he fits inside it. Maybe this comes from gaining a true sense of self?
- gumby 4y agoI found I learned just as much (though different things) from teenagers as well.
- watwut 4y agoI really fail to see anything omnious here. The author is not even describing particularly routine kid. The kids brain will develop in normal way and thus the things parent does will change. But really nothing suggest unusual issues.