I Just Can't Win

Here's a conversation I had with Sophie today:
"What did you do today?"
"I don't remember."
"Did you go to dance class today?"
"Yes. I did."
"Sophie, what did you do today?"
"I don't remember."
"Did you go to dance class today?"
"No."

*sigh*

I also had this conversation with Genevieve:
"Your class put something up on the school's website?"
"Yeah but we can't look at it!"
"Why not?"
"We need a computer."
"We have a computer."
"Yeah but you need to click on an 'e' to get to it."
"I can assure you that we don't have to click on an 'e'."
"We do."
"Genevieve, I work with computers all day long and I'm telling you that we can use things other an 'e'."
"No! My teacher said you click on an 'e'."
"I know a lot about computers and I can assure you that people who know about computers know that you don't have to click an 'e'."
"Well. I know a lot about computers and you do have to click an 'e'."

*sigh*

Sophie's Parent-Teacher Conference

Sophie's teacher had lots of very nice things to say about her today. They test the kids to see what they know and see if they are where they want them to be. Sophie did well above average on everything. She knows all her shapes and colors. She counted to 39 for the teacher and she said Sophie could have gone higher but that she needs help going from 49 to 50 or 59 to 60, etc. She knows all of her letters, what sounds they make, and can even write some of them legibly. The teacher went on to say that Sophie is very energetic (was kinda shocked this wasn't her first comment) and gets along very well with others. She has a vivid imagination which can some times confuse the other children because they are unable to keep up with what's going on in Sophie's mind. The teacher said that Sophie is definitely the leader of the class. Apparently I told Sophie that your heart is under your lungs. Whenever they do the pledge of allegiance in class Sophie refuses to put her hand over her heart and puts it on her stomach instead (it's under, or below, your lungs). The other kids in the class have so much confidence in Sophie that some of them are now also putting their hands on their stomachs, unsure if their teachers really do know where the heart is.

The teacher mentioned that Sophie is very sensitive. When she cannot do something the right way or her way (whichever method she prefers at that time) she gets very frustrated and will burst into tears. She said thankfully it doesn't happen too often either because Sophie is capable of doing so many things or something else is going on at those times that are making her more sensitive.

After telling me how incredibly smart Sophie is and how much she knows about such a wide variety of things she asked me if I would like any games or flash cards to use at home with Sophie. As politely as I could I told her, "no." She said she was surprised so I went on to explain that I feel Sophie's free time would be better spent expending her energy and letting her be a 3-year-old.

Thoughtful

I have been working on the concept of thinking of others with Sophie and Genevieve for a while now. Last night Sophie came up to me and gave me a big hug, which she does pretty often. When she was done she looked me in the eye and in a very serious tone of voice told me, "I think of others when I hug you."