kyra_ojosverdes

Oh, wow. The most wonderful little girl in the world (26 months) was just in the office, accompanied by the best toddler-mom in the world. It is so nice to see good parenting, and this was exceptionally good parenting. Yay!!

The little girl was touching the pushpins on our (really not very toddler-safe) deskfront corkboard while the mom was on the phone. The mom said "oh sweetie, don't pull those out, they're pushpins and are sharp. They'll poke you and that will hurt! You may touch them with one finger, but don't pull them out. Mama will show you in just a moment." Then she did. Then they discussed all the posters on the front of the desk, including a NARAL poster which features the Statue of Liberty.

Girl: "What's that?"
Mom: "That's the Statue of Liberty!"
Girl: "Yeeees!"
Me: *quietly grinning at too-adorable smart child*
Girl: "Mommy, what's the Statue of Liberty say?"
Mom: "What's the Statue of Liberty say?" (child's speech is not crystal clear) *spreads arms wide* "The Statue of Liberty says 'Come here, all you people who are oppressed, and I'll let you stay in my country and have a nice place to live where you can be happy.'"
Me: *blinks a lot, really fast*
Girl: "Oooohh. The Statue of Liberty is nice!"
Mom: "Yes, the Statue of Liberty is nice."
Me: *blink faster!*

So, yes. Not only did the toddlerchild not trash the office or shred books or anything, the toddlerchild was exceedingly polite and well-behaved. (I did mention to the mom how nice it is to see such wonderful parenting, and how well-mannered and charming her daughter is.)