Tank You
There are several things that people comment a lot about Ethan:
--That he's very polite
--That he seems happy a lot (they don't see the crying and pouting of course)
--That he'll be a heart-breaker when he's older
I especially like the polite part. The teachers at school tell me that he says "tank you" more often than most of the other kids. If he accidently hurts me, he'll say "sorry!" very quickly. Then he'll do little extras, like opening the door for people (!), picking up trash when it falls, or offering pieces of his food to other people, even his favorites (like chocolate). Sometimes if I've gotten him a present, or someone else has given him something, he'll just spontaneously say sometime later, "Tank you mama!" or "Tank you, XX" even if the person isn't there. Of course he can be a normal 4 year old brat too, but I think it's so sweet when he does these things.
He's also starting to tell us what he likes and doesn't like. "Ethan like mama, papa house" he said at dinner the other night (meaning he likes our house). Or, "Ethan no like mama" when he's mad. The other night I dressed up to go to dinner, and Ethan looked me up and down and then said "mama look nice" to me (mama was touched). There's a picture up on the fridge where I'm wearing a dress and Ethan made a point of tell me "Mama cute" and smiling.
We went to the movies for the first time a few days ago ("Happy Feet"). We explained to Ethan that it was like a DVD, but much bigger, and that it featured penguins.
Ethan patiently sat through the first half of the movie very politely (he understood when we explained that he had to be quiet), and ate his way through an entire large size popcorn (!), plus some candy, then decided it was time to go home ("car" he insisted). We asked him if he wants to go again, and he does, but we figure maybe something that has more than just a lot of penguins (there really were a lot of penguins in this movie, and they all looked pretty much the same, plus there were all sorts of musical and cultural references that he wouldn't understand at this point). On the other hand, Ethan can sit through an entire movie like Lion King 2 (insipid movie) twice in a row at home. (here's a photo of Ethan watching a DVD on his player at home)
--That he's very polite
--That he seems happy a lot (they don't see the crying and pouting of course)
--That he'll be a heart-breaker when he's older
I especially like the polite part. The teachers at school tell me that he says "tank you" more often than most of the other kids. If he accidently hurts me, he'll say "sorry!" very quickly. Then he'll do little extras, like opening the door for people (!), picking up trash when it falls, or offering pieces of his food to other people, even his favorites (like chocolate). Sometimes if I've gotten him a present, or someone else has given him something, he'll just spontaneously say sometime later, "Tank you mama!" or "Tank you, XX" even if the person isn't there. Of course he can be a normal 4 year old brat too, but I think it's so sweet when he does these things.
He's also starting to tell us what he likes and doesn't like. "Ethan like mama, papa house" he said at dinner the other night (meaning he likes our house). Or, "Ethan no like mama" when he's mad. The other night I dressed up to go to dinner, and Ethan looked me up and down and then said "mama look nice" to me (mama was touched). There's a picture up on the fridge where I'm wearing a dress and Ethan made a point of tell me "Mama cute" and smiling.
We went to the movies for the first time a few days ago ("Happy Feet"). We explained to Ethan that it was like a DVD, but much bigger, and that it featured penguins.
Ethan patiently sat through the first half of the movie very politely (he understood when we explained that he had to be quiet), and ate his way through an entire large size popcorn (!), plus some candy, then decided it was time to go home ("car" he insisted). We asked him if he wants to go again, and he does, but we figure maybe something that has more than just a lot of penguins (there really were a lot of penguins in this movie, and they all looked pretty much the same, plus there were all sorts of musical and cultural references that he wouldn't understand at this point). On the other hand, Ethan can sit through an entire movie like Lion King 2 (insipid movie) twice in a row at home. (here's a photo of Ethan watching a DVD on his player at home)
posted by AttitudeAdopt | 8:14 AM
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