Today, Pete and I were talking about one of Polina’s favorite books, “I Like it When” (it’s about two penguins helping each other) when Polina left the room and came back with, lo and behold, the very same book we were talking about. This led my husband to ask her, “Bring me “Peek a Who,” and she…. DID.

Our daughter understands more than she can communicate. As this experience shows, she can differentiate words in a sentence and understand their meaning. This places a responsibility on us, as her parents, to be careful of what we say and how we say it.  Easier said than done.  I’m not the most easy going person.  I tend to be an action oriented problem solver when the crap hits the fan.  My husband, on the other hand, withdraws and deals with things in a more laid back manner.  You can see how this can be a recipe for disaster.  Now we have a witness watching our interactions.  Ugh.  We have to grow up too.

This post was originally written on November 14, 2013.