Little Relationships
I was at the doctors office with Quinn once... Quinn was done with his appointment. While daddy paid for the visit Quinn and I practiced our new running skills in the outer hallway. A woman was walking up, I did not know her, she stopped and said hello to Quinn. Quinn did not cry and run to mommy like expected he just smiled at her. I must have said something to the woman that implied that they were just meeting. She said "oh no, I know Quinn very well" For some reason that floored me... She did not stop to talk to me, just Quinn. She knew him, he knew her... I had no clue who the hell she was. She just said our kids go to daycare together.
In the last year and a half that Quinn has gone to daycare he has begun these very important little relationships independently from mommy and daddy. All though it's heart breaking when you feel these relationships are intruding on your special bond as mommy and daddy, like when Quinn asks for Nana which means "Miss Donna",I can't help but be proud of his Independence. I mean that is what I want for him, right? Social skills, Independence, confidence...
About two weeks ago Quinn was running around the house saying Abba... Abba.... Abba... Tony and thought "hummm he must like the musical group" :) last week I went to the daycare to get Quinn. We were walking through the big kids play group and he ran to a little girl that he apparently knew and he stopped right in front of her. They looked at each other and she put her arms around his neck and hugged him. When the ENTIRE room of adults said in unison "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" she did it again. Quinn leaned into the hug both times so that his check was against hers. I said who is that little girl. They said "abby".
He has a best friend at school... I believe his name is Rashed? I've been teaching Quinn to kiss... I point at my cheek and say give me a kiss. I came in one day to pick him up and leaned down and said "give me a kiss". Quinn turned to Rashid and they gave each other a kiss on the lips... (who taught him that?)
As I leave the daycare everyday it has become common for strange parents I have never met to say randomly "hi Quinn, see ya Quinn, bye Quinn, what's up Quinn" Some of them have gone as far to stop me and tell me how there little girl/boy is great friends with him. And you can see the same astonishment in their eyes about their little ones independent relationship. They want to know who is this child that my daughter likes? who are his parents? And they just watch this little bond. Trying maybe to get into the bond too. Because that was my instinct also... But his little relationships are important so I will sit back and watch, with a mothers eye, and let him hug little girls and kiss little boys. And understand that some people know Quinn, as we walk around town, that I have never met and probably never will. So when I see the next adult wave to Quinn as they walk on by and the little knowing smile on Quinn's face. I'll know it's another little relationship. And that still floors me!
And scares me...
In the last year and a half that Quinn has gone to daycare he has begun these very important little relationships independently from mommy and daddy. All though it's heart breaking when you feel these relationships are intruding on your special bond as mommy and daddy, like when Quinn asks for Nana which means "Miss Donna",I can't help but be proud of his Independence. I mean that is what I want for him, right? Social skills, Independence, confidence...
About two weeks ago Quinn was running around the house saying Abba... Abba.... Abba... Tony and thought "hummm he must like the musical group" :) last week I went to the daycare to get Quinn. We were walking through the big kids play group and he ran to a little girl that he apparently knew and he stopped right in front of her. They looked at each other and she put her arms around his neck and hugged him. When the ENTIRE room of adults said in unison "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" she did it again. Quinn leaned into the hug both times so that his check was against hers. I said who is that little girl. They said "abby".
He has a best friend at school... I believe his name is Rashed? I've been teaching Quinn to kiss... I point at my cheek and say give me a kiss. I came in one day to pick him up and leaned down and said "give me a kiss". Quinn turned to Rashid and they gave each other a kiss on the lips... (who taught him that?)
As I leave the daycare everyday it has become common for strange parents I have never met to say randomly "hi Quinn, see ya Quinn, bye Quinn, what's up Quinn" Some of them have gone as far to stop me and tell me how there little girl/boy is great friends with him. And you can see the same astonishment in their eyes about their little ones independent relationship. They want to know who is this child that my daughter likes? who are his parents? And they just watch this little bond. Trying maybe to get into the bond too. Because that was my instinct also... But his little relationships are important so I will sit back and watch, with a mothers eye, and let him hug little girls and kiss little boys. And understand that some people know Quinn, as we walk around town, that I have never met and probably never will. So when I see the next adult wave to Quinn as they walk on by and the little knowing smile on Quinn's face. I'll know it's another little relationship. And that still floors me!
And scares me...
3 Comments:
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.......... too cute. This is only the beginning - wait until you REALLY don't know who his friends are.....
Yes just wait til he starts Kindergarten. (mine started this year) I understand though when you say random adults say hi cause that happens to us all the time. When people do that... In my head I'm thinking okay lady you better just stay the hell away from my kid (pervert) And then they introduce themselves as the lunch lady at school and I have to take back the pervert part...LOL But now a days you never know...
This is such a cute observation :)
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