Rebecca has learned what her parents careers are. Any time she hears the word "lawyer," in any context whatsoever, she turns to Ramy and exclaims, "You're a nawyer!" When asked what mommy is, she will say, "she's a sigh-caw-jist." In the evening, she asks me, "Did you see your ki-ents today? Did you help them get better?"
Rebecca is quite intent on being independent. She is quite proud of the fact that she can do many things by herself and will struggle to do them even when she isn't really able to do it. She was attempting to take many little pets and friends downstairs and couldn't keep them all in her hands. I offered to help, and she said, "No, I can DO IT!" I said, "Okay, well, if you need help, just ask." No sooner had I said the words, she said with an utterly exasperated voice, "Mama, can you HELP ME, puh-leeze. I can't carry all of these by myself!" She gave me a look like I had forced her to carry an ox across the desert on her back.
Our daughter remains the queen of negotiations. When Grammy is here, she is always asking how many days she will stay and is always arguing for her to stay "five." When there are 12 days left of Grammy's visit, Rebecca tries to negotiate to five. When there are two days of Grammy's visit left, she asks for five. Just before dinner, Rebecca asked me for some marshmallows. I told her no and that we were going to be having dinner in a few minutes. She said, "But can I have marshmallows PLEASE?" I informed that marshmallows aren't a dinner. She said, "Well, how 'bout for a snack now?" When deciding where to eat lunch out one day, Rebecca clearly wanted Johnny Rockets. We said we could eat at Bravo Burger. She said, "How 'bout Johnny Rockets?" She said, "Or we could eat at Johnny Rockets!" We suggested some other place. "Well, maybe Johnny Rockets!" Each time, she suggested it as though it had just occurred to her.
Rebecca has a thing about repeating herself. She won't do it. If she says something and is asked to repeat herself, she'll usually say "Never mind." When pressed about it, she will say, "I changed my mind!" No amount of cajoling will convince her to repeat herself. Tonight, she was looking at a card that had all the Disney Princesses on it, and she was naming all of them. I thought she said something funny about one of them, so I said, "What did you say?"
"Never mind," was her reply.
Me: Can you repeat it? I didn't hear you.
Rebecca: I changed my mind!
Me: Why won't you say it again? Are you embarassed?
Rebecca: Yeah....
Fast forward to us being at home and telling Rebecca to put her shoes away in her room. She didn't want to do so, because she didn't want to go in her room, as it was dark (never mind that she can turn on the light herself). She said, "I don't want to! I'm embarassed! Mama, you embarass me, all the time!"
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