You’re Pretty!
posted Friday October 16th, 2009
For a while, I only heard it directed at me, and I’ll admit, I felt kind of special.
Long before any human should be asked to rouse, I’d roll over in bed — hair matted, face marked with pillow creases and perhaps a bit of drool, and Sophie would be staring at me. “Mommy, you’re beautiful!” she’d say.
Not a bad way to start the day, even at 5 am.
Soon it switched to “You’re pretty”, and hey, I’ll take that, too. Then I realized she’d obviously figured she had so much success with me (who’s not going to bolt out of bed and do your bidding when you hand out that kind of compliment?) that she was going for broke.
And Sophie’s been met with similar good results as she’s taken her show on the road, even putting the plan into action during phone conversations with people (sorry to break the news to certain someones) I’m quite sure she doesn’t really remember.
But there’s one person whose bullshit meter just won’t abide such antics. Her big sister.
On our way to the drive-in the other night, Sophie was teasing Annabelle. I don’t quite recall what was going on — but it was bugging Annabelle, who started whining, which bugs me.
“Hey, Sophie, remember how you promised to be nice to Annabelle during Fall Break?” I reminded her from the front seat.
(There has been some discussion of late as to the fact that Sophie will tease her sister without mercy — til we arrive at school, where she turns into a hug-filled angel. This is not lost on Annabelle.)
I wish I had audio of this part, because I’m not sure I can do it justice in writing. I’ll try:
Without skipping a beat, Sophie turned to Annabelle and said, “You’re pretty!”
Just as quickly, Annabelle replied — in her best eye-rolling, hand-slapping-the-forehead voice, “Ay yay yay!”
And then we all cracked up.
Hey Amy, I’m glad my friend introduced me to your blog. I have two children — Annabelle (10) and Cooper (8). Cooper has Down syndrome. Some of my favorite quotes come from our driving around time. Here’s my overheard-in-the-backseat from last week:
A: Cooper, you’re annoying!
C: No I’m not, I’m handsome (said very charmingly)
A: Ok, then, your annoying AND handsome
Of course I meant ‘you’re’ in the last line – that is one of my biggest pet peeves!
haha Lisa…and what a coincidence…two Annabelles!