One of those delightful things about a small girl learning to write is that occasionally she takes it upon herself to communicate to us when we’re not there by writing a note and leaving it about the house somewhere for us to find. Often there’s sweet sentiments being expressed along the lines of ‘I love you Daddy’ or ‘Thack you Mum and Dad.’ (Let’s face it there’s still some work to do on the whole spelling thing!)
Of course, the fact that she’s seven and subject to the whims and mercies of her parents means that there are times in the little girl’s life when what’s best for her doesn’t happen to coincide with what Emily wants.
Fortunately for her on such occasions, when she’s alone and isolated and we’re not obliging her with being the object of a pointed and somewhat loud verbal ‘correction’ she can now resort to pen and paper. Instead of sleeping and resting her tired little head, recharging the brain and enjoying some down time in the land of nod, she can leave a little message for us so that we know what she was thinking before she went to bed.
Little things like, “I hate you.”
Gotta love ‘em eh?
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