Though my Youngest struggles with having some developmental delays, he was blessed with an unbelievable amount of humor, cuteness, and impeccable comedic timing. I do not know any other kid his age that has such good timing with one liners. He has, in his almost 8 years, figured out that making people laugh, along with patting their hair, will get him anything he wants.
Last year, I went on a field trip with his first grade class. As the kids were lining up, they were getting their coats on. A very nice little girl brought Youngest his coat, waited for him to put it on and ZIPPED it up for him. Last I checked, he could zip his own coat. I asked the little lady why she did that and she said "I always help him his coat and whatever else he needs". A hair pat ensued. Huh. Seems Youngest is a player.
Got a note home from his teacher on Friday that said he lost recess time because he had someone else do his class work for him. When asked about this he said "She offered to do it for me so I said yes". I am sure there was some hair patting involved, too.
I am somewhat tickled that he has figured out how to manipulate people. This is a good skill to have. We just need to make sure he uses it for good and not evil.
I suppose that goes to show us that a nice smile, a funny word, and a hair pat can get us what we want. Pat on people.
Cat
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