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  • New Family

    My 4 yr old son loves to pretend he's various superheros, and then assigns all members of the family their characters (i.e he's Buzz Lightyear, Quinn is Woody, I'm Jesse and dh is Bullseye, or he's Elastigirl, Quinn is Dash, I'm Violet, and dh is Syndrome). It's funny (although sometimes irritating when he won't respond to "Jacob", or if you speak to him and he says "Say My Name" (which takes me to a different place).

    The problem / funny is that when he wants to change characters he says "okay, now we're going to be a new family", and has taken to telling people he's meeting that we're a "new family". My kids don't look like me (I'm caucasian and their dad is east Indian), so people really think he's telling them that we are a "New Family". It's truly funny -- nothing would be wrong if we were a newly created family -- but this is happening with preschools I'm touring, babysitters, etc. (not to mention pretty much everyone I speak to here is "new" for us).

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    The other day my daughter decided that our dog's name would be "Sara". Nevermind that his name is Ned. She was getting frustrated when "Sara" wouldn't come, sit, etc.

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    • #3
      Tim was Spiderman for the first 3 weeks of 4 yo preschool. The three months prior he was Buzz Lightyear or TRex.

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      • #4
        That is cute! I can't wait until ours starts talking!
        Cranky Wife to a Peds EM in private practice. Mom to 5 girls - 1 in Heaven and 4 running around in princess shoes.

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        • #5
          Can I be Madonna? Can I have her body?

          Jenn

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          • #6
            That's cute! I can totally relate about people assuming you are a newly formed family, I can't tell you how many times people have asked me where I got my kids. Last time, my 3 year old felt the need to inform the lady that she actually came out of my tummy!
            Nellie, my girls have had a more than 2 year love affair with the name Sara. I don't know why (don't get me wrong, it is a perfectly lovely name), they even wanted to name their baby brother Sara.
            Awake is the new sleep!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jloreine
              Can I be Madonna? Can I have her body?

              That's a great idea for a new thread! I think I'd like to have Beyonce's body. I mean - we ARE talkin' bootylicious!

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              • #8
                Can I have Demi Moores?

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                • #9
                  Can I have David Beckham's? Oh, wait.....I think we are talking about different things.....
                  Angie
                  Gyn-Onc fellowship survivor - 10 years out of the training years; reluctant suburbanite
                  Mom to DS (18) and DD (15) (and many many pets)

                  "Where are we going - and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

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                  • #10
                    Seriously....

                    My kids did this when they were little too. As long as they keep the"conversion" short, it's cute but when it goes on for weeks....

                    I have a friend who's daughter is called "Becca" short for Rebecca. When her parents taught her that her real name was Re -becca, not just Becca, she started adding "re" to everyone's name. Re-mommy, Re-Daddy, Re-nana....

                    It was so cute, they didn't correct her for a day or two. I hope the "new family" thing is cute for you. I know it is hard meeting new people. The new family thing at least gives you a conversation starter!
                    Angie
                    Gyn-Onc fellowship survivor - 10 years out of the training years; reluctant suburbanite
                    Mom to DS (18) and DD (15) (and many many pets)

                    "Where are we going - and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by goofy
                      Can I have David Beckham's? Oh, wait.....I think we are talking about different things.....


                      He's yummy. Oh...my mind wanders....

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                      • #12
                        Jenn,

                        Alex had his 4 year old preschool pictures taken in his spiderman costume. He literally wore it to school 50% of the time, was convinced that we should change his name to 'Peter Parker' and swore up and down that he'd been bitten by a red and blue spider. Seriously, he went to preschool 3 mornings a week and wore his spidey duds at least once. Some of the moms nearly had heart attacks when the photographer came for pics and he was in his costume...again. "Don't you know they are taking pictures today?' one of them said to me. "Yup". I wanted to capture it.

                        One of the other boys in his class wore a cowboy costume almost daily too.
                        ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
                        ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

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                        • #13
                          Kris -

                          I love it. I'm one of the "capture it the way it really is" kind of folks, too.

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                          • #14
                            Jenn,

                            I fully believe in embracing them where they are at...heck...if you can't be a superhero when you're a pre-schooler when CAN you?

                            kris
                            ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
                            ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

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