Today we had our first case of hurt "feelgins" (as I used to call feelings). A sweet friend of Sylvie's threw a plastic watering can at her and it hit her in the eyebrow. Sylvie didn't cry, but just turned around and wouldn't look at us or the friend for a few seconds. Then she slowly turned around with the biggest poked out bottom lip and came and sat on my lap and softly said, "Mommy." That was it. Not a single tear shed, but you could see the wheels turning in that sweet head that the action hurt her feelings more than her eyebrow. I about melted with sympathy and pride at my little girl's realization that such an emotion exists. I'm sorry to say that I'm sure this is just the first time she'll have her feelings hurt, and I hope she handles future incidents with as much grace and restraint as she showed today. I know we'd all like to believe that our friends will never hurt us, but they do and will, and I hope I can be there for Sylvie every time she needs a lap to sit on to contemplate...what just happened?
On a side note, we were swimming this morning and Sylvie was showing off numerous tricks she's learned at swim lessons. Sylvie was up on the shallow "baby" area of the pool and I was playing with her little friend in the water, standing next to the friend's mom. All of a sudden, without a sound, Sylvie was at my side, underwater and kicking as hard as she could. I'm telling you, that's how kids drown so quickly and so silently. It was surreal. I scooped her up and told her good job, but next time yell, "Mommy, I'm coming in!" I guess she just couldn't stand being left out of the fun in the deeper water, but man, it shook me up! Soooo glad we're taking the lessons, but how do you instill a little bit of fear into a two-year-old without harming their love of the water?
God Bless and brush up on your lifeguard skills,
Katie
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