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		<title>Silly Mommy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Dienno-Demarest]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was working on the post on Dependency (I Need You To Need Me), my 3 1/2 yr old comes in to my office and spots my uber-sophisticated drawings of stick figures, which I was in the process of scanning.  Max flips through them and asks, &#8220;Mommy, can I help you wif deese pictuwes?&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I was working on the post on <a title="I Need You to Need Me" href="http://www.diennodemarest.com/2011/08/24/i-need-you-to-need-me/">Dependency (I Need You To Need Me)</a>, my 3 1/2 yr old comes in to my office and spots my uber-sophisticated drawings of stick figures, which I was in the process of scanning.  Max flips through them and asks, &#8220;Mommy, can I help you wif deese pictuwes?&#8221;</p>
<p>Sure, Sweat-Pea.</p>
<p>I had hoped he&#8217;d be content to play with Little People while I finished writing, but I quickly discovered that was not meant to be.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">LOVE, I have discovered, is always rewarding, but not always convenient.  Especially when it comes to kids.</h2>
<p>Please allow me to &#8220;illustrate&#8221;  (Or, rather, allow Max to illustrate):</p>
<p>&#8220;Look, Mommy, dese hafe yous favowite color gween.  Dey has gween eyes AND a gween mowff!  I made a mistake on the mouff of dat one and colowed it but it didn&#8217;t come off.&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-184" title="2011_08_26_11_40_57" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_40_571.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="230" /></p>
<p>&#8220;I gave dese ones blue eyes wike you and me.  And smiles.  Because they is happy.  Wike us.&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-185" title="2011_08_26_11_41_18" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_41_181.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="230" /><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-186" title="2011_08_26_11_41_39" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_41_391.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="230" /></p>
<p>&#8220;I gave dese guys wots and wots of eyes.  Dey can see ev-wey-fing!&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-187" title="2011_08_26_11_42_00" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_42_001.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="229" /></p>
<p>&#8220;Dat is me, under da table.  I is hiding.  I pwaying hide and seek.&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-188" title="2011_08_26_11_42_24" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_42_241.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="231" /></p>
<p>&#8220;And dat is wots and wots of eyes!  Dey can see even mowe of evewyfing!!&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-189" title="2011_08_26_11_42_45" alt="" src="http://www.diennodemarest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_08_26_11_42_451.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="230" /></p>
<p>So I guess unhealthy patterns of dependency isn&#8217;t the only &#8220;fing&#8221; to open ourselves to&#8230;  Silly Mommy!</p>
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