I've been home from work for about an hour now, and Gabi has been cranky from the minute I walked in the door.She just came over to me in sobs.
Gabi: Mommy, remember that robot I had when I was a little baby and it lost its arm and you threw it away?
Me: A robot? Oh, yes! I remember that robot. That was a really long time ago!
Gabi: I miss it SO MUCH! I wish I still had that robot! WHY DID YOU THROW IT AWAY?
And then she turned and sobbed all the way back to her chair to resume her cartoon watching.
Gabi DID have a robot when she was little. It was a gift to my boss from a vendor, and since he didn't need a robot, thought Gabi might like it. She LOVED it.
Pretty soon I couldn't stand the robotic little sayings and flashing lights, and was happy when it lost an arm and had to be put away due to a sharp piece that jutted out of the arm socket.
Gabi had just turned two years old. I can't believe she remembers that robot!
I think Gabi's just having one of those overly emotional, tired kind of days. It's going to be a long night.
Its amazing how she remembers isn't it? Sometimes I get some "flashes" of memory from when I was very little, I don't know exactly how old I was but I remember things so clearly. It's incredible. One time I had a Barbie (in Brasil they are really expensive, not every kid had it) and after a long time my parents gave me one, it was everything to me. One time, going to Ilha Bela with my mom, I lost the Barbie had!
ReplyDeleteI was brushing it and the window was open, it fell off, and my mom did not want to stop to get it because it was a dangerous road with no emergency lane... I cried so much, I did not have any fun the rest of that trip.
I love Gabi's stories... can't wait until I am done with school to start working on having kids, it will take a while... :)
Oops, I meant the Barbie's HEAD
ReplyDeleteElla insists she wants to be a robot for Halloween this year. I have no idea when she has even seen a robot...
ReplyDeleteHope your day got better. It can be so draining when you logically know that they just need cuddles and love, but they are annoying the crap out of you with the whining.
It's funny how kids remember things like that....she'll be a teen and she'll be out late so you'll need discipline and she'll cry and say 'you threw out my robot!'
ReplyDeleteLOL ;)
As I was reading I was thinking..sounds like Gabi was tired.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how they can remember things like that.
Oh dear... kids seem to remember the most random things, and to them, it's totally important! Poor Gabi... ;)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing what they remember??
ReplyDeleteI hope you were able to get her to bed without any more mention of tossed toys!
And to think people think kids don't have the ability to remember things until around 4 years old! What a load...
ReplyDeleteLil has recently started projecting her feelings on different reasons. I will send her to her room for being naughty and she will be crying and when told to calm down she will say "I'm crying because I miss my friend Josh..." or she will say, "I'm crying because I am hungry and lunch isn't done yet." Not because she is being punished. Little punk kid. Gosh I love her!
Beware, If you start throwing Gabi's things away (especially if she doesn't know it), the act of disposing will come back to bite you later.
ReplyDeleteoh poor gabi :(
ReplyDeletehope the night wasn't too awful!!
Oh, those overly-emotional days are exhausting. I hope it's just today and it doesn't last all week! I hate when that happens!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by :o)
I get VERY freaked out by the stuff they remember. Then I calm myself down by rationalizing that they haven't had time to fill their brains up with old episodes of "90210" and cringe-worthy bad dates and a lifetime of regrets. ;) They still have ROOM in there. ;)
ReplyDeleteShe's just having a drama day. Tomorrow it will be the sucker that you threw away because it was stuck to the carpet.
ReplyDeleteLorelai had an overly emotional tired kind of day yesterday REMOTELY from Clemson. Maybe you'll be more fortunate than we were and Gabi will grow out of it. When Lor is tired theres not a single thing we can do to charm her into a good mood....not one thing!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Bradley is just turning two and I don't know that he could remember a toy for his babyhood:) lol!
ReplyDeleteWe are having one of those weeks over here too! XO, Clare
WOW, I can't believe her memory either! I guess if you got her a 'fake' robot that didn't make as much noise, she'd know it wasn't the same one. lol
ReplyDelete~melody~
ok, I swear Gabi and Olivia are twins! The drama at our house is unbelievable! Hang in there! :)
ReplyDeleteOh...just give her a couple of glasses of wine... that is how I am going to take care of my overly emotional,tired day... oh ya... & SHUN he who hath done me wrong-th...
ReplyDeleteOh, I also gave you a couple awards on my blog. Check it out when you have a sec:-)
ReplyDeleteFurther proof of one of my best friend's theories: baby girls suffer from PMS too. ;)
ReplyDeleteShe has 2 and 4 year old daughters as well as a baby boy. She swears once a month the girls have overly emotional crazy PMS days.
Oh the things I have to look forward to one day!
My girls cry over the craziest things when they are getting rundown or sick. Rest ,rest, rest. :)
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ReplyDeleteMy son, who is 6 now, used to be like that when he was a little younger. All of a sudden he'd remember a toy that he'd had and would cry because he missed it!
Kids... hehehehehe
Laural, you would be amazed by how many things children can remember even when they are very young!
ReplyDeleteRight know I have a patient that is 8 yrs old and he still remember that when he was around 2 yrs old his dad slapt him!
taka care,
Bia
Thank you for visiting Idaho today. I'll agree Philo did have a large forehead. (You crack me up.)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing what little kids can remember? My kids do the same things to me.
Okay, is it wrong I was cracking up reading this entire post? Ha!
ReplyDeleteToo funny that she remembers this robot...and that she wished she still had him :)
that's crazy she can remember that far back! i was like that too though. i remember falling down when i was like 18 months or something and then retelling the story to my mom... i remember it in such great detail. and i also remember when my baby brother was born and being in the hospital and watching her nurse him, and i was only 21 months old. it's kinda cool when kids remember that young, you kinda get a peek into unknown territory... or something like that lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting! I make stuffed robots, by the way...don't have any for sale right now...but I should. Not that that would make up for the other one. That is too funny!
ReplyDeleteAhh, we have to watch out for our super-smart little girls. The memory thing is scary! Although in my case, I know she gets it directly from me!
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