Preschoolers have split personalities. While I have no degree in psychology, I have come to this diagnosis first hand. Here's my proof:
Day 1:
"Maaaahhhhhhhhmmmmm" he screams from his bed upstairs. I am recently arisen and trying to get enough coffee in my system to jump start my day. "I'm coming," I call back, wiping off the coffee I've just spilled down my front. "But MOMMMMMM. I NEED YOU." Upstairs, he's hiding under the covers and peeks out when I come. "I was hiding from you. Isn't that funny?" He smiles the brightest smile of a four year old.
Day 2:
As I sit reading my email and having my coffee, I hear the patter of his feet upstairs, the flush of the toilet. He comes downstairs, rushes into the office. "I dressed myself. See? Aren't you proud of me?" I smile at his interesting choice of clothing, and tell him that indeed, he is a big boy now and I am proud of him.
Day 3:
"MAAAAHHHHMMMM" he screams from his bed upstairs. I am recently arisen and trying to get enough coffee in my system to jump start my day. "I'm coming," I yell back, wiping off the coffee I've just spilled down my front. "But MOMMMMM. I NEED YOU." Upstairs, he is stretched across the bed, a pout on his face. He cannot move, he says. "Come, let's get you dressed." He groans. "You do it," he moans. So I get some new clothes. "NO, I don't want red underwear, I want white Daddy underwear." It is going to be a long day.
Day 4:
As I sit reading my email and having my coffee, I hear the patter of his feet upstairs, the flush of the toilet. He comes downstairs, rushes into the office. "I dressed myself. See? Aren't you proud of me?" I smile at his interesting choice of clothing, and tell him that indeed, he is a big boy now and I am proud of him.
Now you see the proof. I have not one, but two, possibly three personalities living in the body of my little boy, a little Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde if you will. I do hope they will merge soon.
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Hmm, yeah, you can keep hoping for that "merging" of the personalities, but don't count on it to happen any time soon.
I'm still waiting for my husband's personalities to merge, and there's no sign of it in the near future.
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