Micah has decided to snub me in a way that I have never been snubbed by a toddler before. Every time I would walk in the room, see him from afar, or try and interact with him I have been met with a very strong, “NO!” He pushes me away, frowns and often cries to get away from me. Yes, I have taken it a bit personally! Since Uncle Ammon is his favorite person in the world I have always chalked it up to jealousy…but as I say that…I really just do say that to make myself feel better!
Well a couple of weeks ago the boys were over. I decided (with permission from Laura) to try and bribe my way into his affection. After many crackers, snacks, candy and toys I think I made points. THEN it happened. From across the room he was looking at me with a certain intensity. He pointed at me and said, “Dah Der.” I was confused. He said it again and again…kept pointing at me. I finally glanced down at the Star Wars t-shirt I was wearing and realized he was pointing to the "Darth Vader” that was on my shirt. I smiled and recognized his toddler jibberish and said, “Yep that’s Darth Vader! Do you want to come and see the other characters on my shirt?” He cautiously approached and we continued to have quite a lengthy conversation about all the Star Wars characters. The time passed and I recognized that he was getting bored with the t-shirt…so I asked him if he would like me to read the Star Wars book to him. He shook his head up and down and took my hand. We walked down the hallway together, found the book and returned to the couch to sit for another 10-15 minutes reading Star Wars together.
Ahhh…Success! And another time that Star Wars has brought people together.
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