An Unexpected Sight
My two-year-old son Drake moved out of his crib and into a bed within the past few weeks. Contrary to my fears, his good sleeping habits haven’t changed. He’s climbing into bed at naptime and bedtime, and when we hear him talking we get him up after nap and in the morning. He didn’t seem to be getting out of bed in his room, and he hasn’t yet (knock wood) tried to open his door and exit the bedroom. It was with some surprise, then, that I went to get him up the other morning, opened his door, and didn’t find him in his bed. Instead, he was sitting in the rocking chair, with a book in his lap, flipping pages. He looked up at me and said simply, “I’m reading.”
I burst out laughing and responded, “Yes, yes, you are.”
January 10th, 2006 at 8:25 am
in my book that is one of the truest signs of a good parent: a child who wants to read even on his own.
January 12th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
That’s the flattering interpretation. Another is the parents are so slow to respond that the kid takes up reading in self defense. I’d love to believe the former, but I keep the latter in mind for humility, because it feels dangerous to tempt the gods by thinking “hey, I’m doing a good job” which is usually followed by something embarrassing.
January 16th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
What a little love Drake is! Hope those genes make it to his future cousisns, though he certainly didn’t get THAT gene from his Aunt Ruthie.