Sophie is growing up. Yesterday she said she learned about imagination at preschool. When I asked her about her day, she didn’t tell me she was too tired to talk, like she usually does. Instead she said, “Sometimes my imagination gets stuck in my brain and I can’t think.” I asked her to describe imagination [...]
A couple weeks ago, when I asked Sophie about her day, she told me about a man who visited that day, and that he “laid on his back to paint.” Me: “A grownup or a classmate?” Sophie: “A man! A grownup.” Me: “And he was in your classroom?” Sophie: “Yes. And he laid on his [...]
I did learn that Sophie had goldfish crackers and juice for a snack, and that she made a pinwheel and took it outside to watch it spin. These things, I believed. And then there was this: Me: “Do you play with Arabella today?” Sophie: “No. Another girl and a boy.” Me: “Were they nice?” Sophie: [...]
Today Sophie was much more eager to tell me what she did at preschool. Here are some snippets of our conversation: Me: “Did you have snacks today? I bet you had brussels sprouts, didn’t you?” Sophie: “No! There was a big bag of candy and we each took turns jumping in it.” Me: “Really?” Sophie: “Yes. And [...]
