As Melissa is getting older, her awareness of her limitations are becoming more obvious to her. This has been the time in her life that I have been dreading most. For the most part, she does very well, and remains happy, playing with her toys, taking care of her web-pets, enjoying her dolls, excitedly making her own craft projects. But more and more, in frustration over things that seem to come so easily to others her age, comes this simple question from her..."Why can't I do it?" She does not ask this looking for permission...we pretty much encourage her to try anything she would like. She is asking why she physically can't perform the way she is expecting to: like dancing a routine, or making a paper crown actually look like a crown, or opening a toy cell phone, or just fitting in with a group of girls. It rips at a mother's heartstrings and the helpless sadness drops like a boulder in the pit of my soul.
Tonight, we were invited to go to the Hannah Montana 3-D concert movie in Edina with our neighbor and another girl from Melissa's class. This is something we would have normally just skipped completely....Melissa does not have any current interest in this teeny bopper thing. But because we were invited, she was very excited to be doing a regular, normal girl thing. Ugh...what we will do for our kids.
We arrived at the theater with some extra time to spare, so after shelling out $15 each (it must have been for the cool 3-D glasses), we walked around the mall. We stopped in the girls' favorite store, Claire's, and found some cute bargain $1 purses and fun hair things to pep up the mood even more. Melissa was thrilled to now wear a blond and purple hair extension while toting her brand new shiny pink pony purse, her cool 3-D glasses tucked safely inside.
The movie was not remotely as horrible as I expected. I really had been dreading it all day, but was going for the joy it was bringing to my daughter. In fact, the movie was kind of interesting, and a really nice way to experience a concert....in comfortable seats, being able to see the performer without binoculars, sound
controlled, and the best part was just being able to drive away at the end without being trapped in a congested parking ramp for an hour. On the way to the car, Melissa held my hand and said,"Thanks Mom, for inviting me to this movie. You're a really nice mom." Yes, I am so glad we went.....good night my princess. Enjoy your pop star dreams!
Tonight, we were invited to go to the Hannah Montana 3-D concert movie in Edina with our neighbor and another girl from Melissa's class. This is something we would have normally just skipped completely....Melissa does not have any current interest in this teeny bopper thing. But because we were invited, she was very excited to be doing a regular, normal girl thing. Ugh...what we will do for our kids.
We arrived at the theater with some extra time to spare, so after shelling out $15 each (it must have been for the cool 3-D glasses), we walked around the mall. We stopped in the girls' favorite store, Claire's, and found some cute bargain $1 purses and fun hair things to pep up the mood even more. Melissa was thrilled to now wear a blond and purple hair extension while toting her brand new shiny pink pony purse, her cool 3-D glasses tucked safely inside.
The movie was not remotely as horrible as I expected. I really had been dreading it all day, but was going for the joy it was bringing to my daughter. In fact, the movie was kind of interesting, and a really nice way to experience a concert....in comfortable seats, being able to see the performer without binoculars, sound
controlled, and the best part was just being able to drive away at the end without being trapped in a congested parking ramp for an hour. On the way to the car, Melissa held my hand and said,"Thanks Mom, for inviting me to this movie. You're a really nice mom." Yes, I am so glad we went.....good night my princess. Enjoy your pop star dreams!
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