Friday, October 15, 2010

conversations with anna

Anna can be a little fussy. She likes to wear shirts that have pictures on them. She doesn't like to wear Marta's handme down underwear. And she doesn't like to do "boring" things.

She usually enjoys doing "boring" things once she gets started, but before that, it takes some diplomatic language to get her going. She didn't want to go to the singing class at the Folk Music Barn because it was "so boring," but once she got there she loved it.

She thinks kindergarten is "boring" too. Our conversation yesterday went something like this:

Us: But why don't you want to go to kindergarten?

Anna: Because it's so boring.

Us: But what about your friends?

Anna: I don't have any friends.

Us: But what about Markus? Didn't he hold your hand once?

Anna: No.Markus is friends with Joonas.

Us: But what about little Pihla?

Anna: Pihla is friends with Mimi.

Us: But what about little Mia? You're friends with her right?

Anna: No. Little Mia is friends with Hanna.

Us: But what about big Mia?

Anna: Big Mia isn't friendly.

Us: What about Alja?

Anna: Alja is friends with Villu Illimar

Us: But what about Villu Illimar? He's you're friend too, right?

Anna: Ha! Don't you know? Villu Illimar can't even talk!

According to the teachers, though, Anna has a lot of fun in kindergarten. She never cries when we leave her there. She's always in a happy mood when we come. Maybe kindergarten isn't so "boring" after all.

1 comment:

Martasmimi said...

Anna will find her way thru the boring world.

She is going to need to be challenged, she I think might read very soon if given the opportunity to work with a teacher.
She is your daughter... everyone in her life will be boring and not ever meet her expectations.