Only when you're four...

[olmue]

I'm running down a list of things we're out of and need to buy aloud and my four-year-old says, "And a yellow blindfold. I need a yellow blindfold. I never got one!" And promptly bursts into tears.

A yellow blindfold???? Where did that come from?

We are in the fours, definitely. She's not a tantrumy person, but sometimes she'll decided she wanted a different color of something she got for Christmas...two years ago? And be sad about it.

Come, five, come!

Off to shop (not for a yellow blindfold, sorry) while I ponder how to bring a whole new character in naturally,  and how to convince my MC to lay aside his pride and rivalry for a moment to help out said character. It's another big turning point, so I need to get it just right.

Comments

[beckylevine.livejournal.com]

I do remember that age--for my son it was 3.5 to about 4.5. There were no "terrible twos." :) Good luck on the mulling!

[juliakarr.livejournal.com]

Oh, the sadness of life without a yellow blindfold. (Don't you just wonder sometimes? The minds of other people, especially our children, are so fascinating!)

Hope your pondering is very productive!

[shaelise.livejournal.com]

My son never had a tantrum until he was four. Since he was the oldest, I was totally thrown by this. I'd expected them at two and when they didn't come, I naively figured he wouldn't have them. I remember the days. Good luck with your character, sounds like a very interesting story.

[wordsrmylife.livejournal.com]

"A yellow blindfold" --I love this for so many reasons. Happy shopping and revising.

[fandoria.livejournal.com]

LOL! The things our kids say... Never a dull moment, right?

[edawn.livejournal.com]

LOL. How do they come up with these things?