Friday, January 22, 2010

Making Things Up

The concept of pretend has opened up a whole new world for Finn. He pretends to cook, pretends there are monsters or a bear in the house, pretends to call Grandma or Grampa or his friend Caleb, and, the majority of the time, he pretends to "drive" trains. Our stairs, kitchen, car, and laundry baskets have all become trains. Sometimes Jason or I or other family members are invited to ride the train, sometimes not. Sometimes we need a ticket. Finn is always the conductor. Shouting, "all aboard," is a very important part of the journey. The destination is usually unknown, yet if anywhere, we're going to the North Pole.

Meanwhile, Finn makes up occasional stories or tidbits. A few weeks ago, when the high temperature for the day was in the single digits, Finn told me all about walking to the library with Margie and the other kids. (Completely made up!) He will sometimes say this or that happened at Margie's and he cried. (Usually not true.) When I ask him if he had any time-outs at Margie's that day, he always says, "No." (50/50 chance.)

When talking about brothers and sisters, Finn will tell you, "I have a sister." "Really, what is her name?" "Calvert is my sister." (Calvert is our cat and happens to be male.)

--JAK

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