At the age of 2, Hollis only said a couple of things: mine, no, and Daddy. Yeah, no Mommy for that kid. Not until he was like 2 1/2. Traitor.
I'm not sure when things changed so dramatically, but now at the age of 3 1/2, the kid won't shut up. He has an answer for everything. If he asks us a question and doesn't like our answer, he will insist that we are wrong. Even if I'm telling him something like "Mommy is a girl and Daddy is a boy." I'll get back from Hollis something like, "No, Mommy. Daddy isn't a boy. I'm a boy. Daddy is big and I'm littler than he is so Daddy is not a boy." I thought we were supposed to be all knowing until he hit his pre-teen years. What happened?
Honestly, I'm thinking of sending Hollis to the middle east to broker a peace agreement or maybe using him during my next mediation. The kid is relentless.
Here's a recent conversation between Hollis and T over whether or not Hollis could have some more candy from a birthday goody bag.
Hollis: "Daddy, can I have these now?" (Holding aloft a small package of Sweet Tarts.)
T: "No, Hollis. We're going to have dinner when we get home."
Hollis: "But I want them."
T: "I know you do, but they'll spoil your dinner."
Hollis: "But they're good."
T: "Yes, I know they're tasty, but you need to eat dinner."
Hollis: "But they are dinner."
T: ????? (Stunned silence) "Huh? They're candy, Hollis."
Hollis: "No, they aren't. See the package says dinner." Pointing to the words "Sweet Tart" on the package H says, "that spells DINNNNNNNERRRRR."
Let's see. We have: (1) a passionate love of the sound of his own voice; (2) an opinion about everything; (3) the inability to admit an error; and (4) blatant disregard for the facts in pursuit of his own agenda.
I think I've given birth to a future lawyer.
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I have a review up on Law(yer Mama) Review for a new photo subscription service called Kinzin. It's wonderful for keeping the grandparents up to date!
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For now, Lawyer Mama Dabbles is going to stay on Blogger. I need to recover from the trauma of this move before I try moving all my photos! I'll keep posting there, but I've also set up an album on this blog with some of my favorite photos from Lawyer Mama Dabbles and my Flickr account. I actually like it because you can view the photos much larger than you can on the blog.
