The baby has been acting strange lately. Very strange. On Tuesday, after I brought her home from daycare and fed her a couple of apple slices, she stood up and held out her hand to me. I took it, and she led me into the bathroom, walked to the tub and said, “Xi-xi!” Bath time.
Yesterday, it was almost the same. After daycare, eating apple slices. Then I said, quietly, without repeating myself, and without that cheerful, babyish uptalk we all use with babies, “Let’s go take a bath.” She stood up right away, took my hand, and dragged me to the tub.
What gives? What normal child willingly, even eagerly, wants to take a bath? What kid follows a simple instruction right away, with no fuss?
Clearly, there is only one conclusion to make from these events: The pod people have landed, and have taken over my daughter. Before long, they will spread through Brooklyn’s greater stroller zone, producing legions of obedient, well-scrubbed children, and leaving in their wake a great number of confused parents. Consider yourself warned.
Girls are smart. My boys are 6 and 10 and are morons compared to our 2 year old girl. If you even mention going outside she runs away, finds her shoes AND puts them on before the boys even heard what I said.
My 2 year old son darts upstairs when you mention taking a bath. He really likes it. Maybe he’s a pod person too.
I don’t know, it makes me nervous. I don’t know if I want my kid to be better behaved than I am!