Parenting Diary | Boys Are Mysterious
Thank you for reading again today.
Having you read and 'like' my posts is what keeps me motivated.
This time, I'd like to talk about some things I've found mysterious and interesting while spending time with my son.
He's always fighting enemies
My son fights enemies whenever he has a spare moment.
He punches, kicks, or body-slams invisible enemies.
When he gets bored of invisible enemies, he uses his stuffed animals to fight.
It's a battle between Anpanman and Dadandan.
He unleashes various moves like An-punches, An-kicks, and headbutts.
When I say, 'Oh, I'm defeated,' and fall down, he orders me, 'Get back up again.'
I play with him every day, thinking that this must be filled with the romance of being a boy, something I don't understand having grown up with sisters.
Endless Tomica Drive
When he's not playing fight games, it's all about Tomica cars.
He brings out his Tomica map and says he's going for a drive.
He just drives them along the road without any destination, but that in itself is tough.
If I don't drive them exactly the way he wants, he gets angry.
If I try to take a break, he forces the Tomica car into my hand, on the verge of tears, and says,
'We're going for a drive. Mommy, you do it too.'
He was so excited at the Tomica Expo in January.
We were there for about half a day, and even though he was tired and nodding off, he kept saying he wanted to keep playing.
It was a day where his passionate feelings for Tomica really came through.
Scared, but loves bugs
Since around April, my son has been overjoyed whenever he finds a ladybug on our walks.
It's become common for him and my husband to not come back for a long time when they go for a walk.
They go to the park, and he gets super excited when he finds a ladybug.
However, he's too scared to touch them, so he says, 'Daddy, you can touch it,' and has my husband put them on his palm so he can observe them.
He also loves butterflies, but he seems to have become a bit wary of them after being chased by one once.
Even when we're inside the house, he'll suddenly say, 'There's a spider!'
*There are no bugs in the house.
He's also very diligent about looking for bugs during walks at daycare.
Since I'm not good with bugs, I leave the bug hunting to my husband.
My son has many mysterious and interesting behaviors.
I try to think that this is just how he is at two years old, and every day becomes precious.
Because he's a bundle of energy, we can't spend the whole day playing inside, but I want to play a lot during the upcoming Obon holiday to make up for the time we couldn't.