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vanblah · 01-06-2005, 12:53 PM

Wow. I think I just witnessed the saddest thing ever.

I am home today with my wife and daughter. My daughter is 3 years old plus a few months. She doesn't seem to be overly emotional or precocious (I'm being objective here ... I personally think she is the smartest kid in the world).

Anyway, she was being mean to the dog with one of her toys. I told her to stop which of course she didn't do. So, I took the toy away from her. Of course, the fake tears started and she told me she wanted to be nice to the dog. I told her it was too late and put the toy up on a high shelf.

A few minutes later I hear her singing in the dining room. I get up and quietly walk in thinking I'm going to witness something really, really cute. Instead, I see her walking around looking at herself in my wife's hand held make-up mirror quietly singing these words over and over:

"Nobody likes me; nobody likes me; because she ... nobody likes me."

I watch for about a minute and then my daughter notices me. She starts grinning and says, "Hey. Stop that," referring to the fact that I was just watching her.

The only thing I could do was pick her up and tell her that I like her and that I love her and so does Mommy. We went through her list of friends and confirmed that they do like her.

Incidentally, she does know all the words to one of the songs that my band does called "Everyone Here Hates Me," but the leap from that to the song she was singing is pretty big. The melodies were completely different and she does know the melody to the band's song. The words are totally different too.

It just goes to show you how astute kids can really be. So I just wanted to know if any other parents out there have had a similar situation with a toddler.

Doug

PS - We have a fairly normal, loving family life around my house. With the exception of me being in a band it's about as stable as it gets.

01-06-2005, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	3-year-old emotional girl Wow. I think I just witnessed the saddest thing ever. I am home today with my wife and daughter. My daughter is 3 years old plus a few months. She doesn't seem to be overly emotional or precocious (I'm being objective here ... I personally think she is the smartest kid in the world). Anyway, she was being mean to the dog with one of her toys. I told her to stop which of course she didn't do. So, I took the toy away from her. Of course, the fake tears started and she told me she wanted to be nice to the dog. I told her it was too late and put the toy up on a high shelf. A few minutes later I hear her singing in the dining room. I get up and quietly walk in thinking I'm going to witness something really, really cute. Instead, I see her walking around looking at herself in my wife's hand held make-up mirror quietly singing these words over and over: "Nobody likes me; nobody likes me; because she ... nobody likes me." I watch for about a minute and then my daughter notices me. She starts grinning and says, "Hey. Stop that," referring to the fact that I was just watching her. The only thing I could do was pick her up and tell her that I like her and that I love her and so does Mommy. We went through her list of friends and confirmed that they do like her. Incidentally, she does know all the words to one of the songs that my band does called "Everyone Here Hates Me," but the leap from that to the song she was singing is pretty big. The melodies were completely different and she does know the melody to the band's song. The words are totally different too. It just goes to show you how astute kids can really be. So I just wanted to know if any other parents out there have had a similar situation with a toddler. Doug PS - We have a fairly normal, loving family life around my house. With the exception of me being in a band it's about as stable as it gets.