Thursday, July 28, 2005
VBS update
Just one more day of VBS left! The three kids have thoroughly enjoyed it....well, MOSTLY.... Dear little Miss Rayna is such a dramatic soul and she is going through a stage of separation anxiety (who knows why...maybe because it makes for good drama and she lives for the dramatic!). Anyway, she has had a BLAST at VBS and loves going there, but everytime our paths cross (as I photograph various classes and activities) she comes running up to say, "Mom! I need to TELL you something!" Of course she never really has anything in particular to tell me...that is just the bait on her hook! How can a mother turn away from a child who desperately needs to tell them something? From there, she works her way into the death grip around my knees and the screaming tears begin to pour forth at my first move to leave. Someone has to bodily HOLD her traumatized little being or I couldn't outrun her! But, happily the MOMENT I am out of sight she gives up and nonchalantly goes back to enjoying herself! Three year olds!
(Oh, the population of Freeman is 521. Today there were 82 children present at VBS. Probably the only thing going on in Freeman this week!) ¶ 7/28/2005 08:05:00 PM
Just one more day of VBS left! The three kids have thoroughly enjoyed it....well, MOSTLY.... Dear little Miss Rayna is such a dramatic soul and she is going through a stage of separation anxiety (who knows why...maybe because it makes for good drama and she lives for the dramatic!). Anyway, she has had a BLAST at VBS and loves going there, but everytime our paths cross (as I photograph various classes and activities) she comes running up to say, "Mom! I need to TELL you something!" Of course she never really has anything in particular to tell me...that is just the bait on her hook! How can a mother turn away from a child who desperately needs to tell them something? From there, she works her way into the death grip around my knees and the screaming tears begin to pour forth at my first move to leave. Someone has to bodily HOLD her traumatized little being or I couldn't outrun her! But, happily the MOMENT I am out of sight she gives up and nonchalantly goes back to enjoying herself! Three year olds!
(Oh, the population of Freeman is 521. Today there were 82 children present at VBS. Probably the only thing going on in Freeman this week!) ¶ 7/28/2005 08:05:00 PM
