On December 27th, Laureva presented me with this:
Can you decipher it?
It means, "Mommy, Can I have a guinea pig for Christmas?"
She said she didn't ask Santa Claus for a guinea pig this year because she knew I didn't want her to have one. I explained again why I don't want her to have one. Later, I found her crying about it on the toilet. She asked if she could have a guinea pig when she's nine. I said we'd see.
I still don't want a guinea pig in the house (because I would end up having to take care of it and I don't care to do that), however, I admire Laureva's dedication to communicating her idea even though she can't write much yet. The next day, I found a piece of scratch paper on which she'd practiced her "question" before making this final draft.
5 comments:
Why a guinea pig, in particular?
I'm not sure. Perhaps because a little girl we know has one.
Any kind of pet might be acceptable. However, I'm currently against all new pet acquisitions.
That's a remarkable image/text piece! Very understandable why no guinea pig is forthcoming, but her communication is indeed impressive.
She asked once, and then a second time a little louder (bigger)
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