She cried because the sun was too bright. She covered her eyes with her small hands because she did not want to wear sunglasses. Then she wept because she could not see.
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That about sums it up.
Posted by: Emily R | March 14, 2008 at 12:54 AM
sums it up here too :) My three year old is the same.
It is hard being 34 today for me!
Posted by: amy | March 14, 2008 at 05:55 AM
My seven year old is going through orthodontic treatments, and told me yesterday that she wished she was three again. I am going through drama with my mother, and I told my daughter I felt the EXACT same way that she did.
I guess life gets tough at any age. Your daughter's drama is SO perfect a description of three year olds.
Posted by: all things bd | March 14, 2008 at 07:19 AM
You are making it very difficult to maintain my illusion that three will be better than two.
Posted by: Burgh Baby's Mom | March 14, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Oh, god, this knocked me out. This is so beautiful. Three sentences. THREE SENTENCES. And you said it all.
Now THAT is a gift. WOW.
I am wowed.
THREE.
Three years, in three sentences. Breathtaking.
Posted by: Jenn | March 14, 2008 at 09:42 AM
My three-year-old is doing the EXACT same thing. They could hang out together and we could go for cocktails.
Posted by: Lyssa Ireland Thomas | March 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Aww... I'd like to say she'll outgrow it, but I'm still inside the house, cursing Mr. Sun and bumping into things.
Posted by: anne nahm | March 14, 2008 at 11:11 AM
again, the perfect short story!
Posted by: papergirl | March 14, 2008 at 06:22 PM
It is SO hard to be 3.
Posted by: JCK | March 15, 2008 at 01:21 AM
substitute she for he and you've described my son to a T :)
Posted by: tanyetta | March 15, 2008 at 02:48 AM
Oh, the drama. You captured it so well.
Posted by: mamatulip | March 15, 2008 at 08:12 AM
LOL!
DS (27 months) asked me to turn off the sun yesterday b/c it was too bright!
I just found your blog and loving every bit of it :)
Posted by: what happens next | March 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Awwww... so beautifully expressed. Their problems are so basic that sometimes I feel guilty about my own, which sometimes feel superfluous in comparison.
Posted by: Deb (Missives From Suburbia) | March 17, 2008 at 09:30 AM
toddlers are to sensitive to the sun!! my 2.5 year old is always saying that the sun is "bothering" him whenever we're in the car. i think it's pretty hilarious. especially when he starts yelling at the sun. oh, yeah, it gets really serious.
Posted by: mama's got moxie | March 20, 2008 at 06:04 PM
well done, guy
Posted by: Tabithagw | March 26, 2008 at 02:45 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Teej | April 03, 2008 at 12:16 PM