Allison is a wimp. I can say that – ok, maybe I can’t – she’s actually very brave, just super SUPER cautious. She analyzes situations completely before she acts. Sometimes she has amazed me with her bravery though, in pushing through obvious fear to achieve a certain goal. However, now that she is a bit older, she sees the benefit to having younger sisters when it comes to analyzing potential situations. The guinea pig benefit that is.
Meredith has recently decided to get her ears pierced. Meredith has very little fear. Well Allison has been afraid of getting her ears pierced for years now, and she’s so excited that Meredith is going to go ahead and do it so she can see what its really all about. Meredith and I are going to have a mom/daughter day and do this soon, and Allison is upset that she can’t be there to watch the ear piercing first hand. I told her she would have to deal with hearing about it afterwards. I am afraid that if Allison comes with us, Meredith’s ear piercing will be more about Allison than Meredith, and I am also concerned that if Meredith changes her mind, Allison will work extra hard to see to it that she doesn’t. I’m also concerned that Allison will only notice the one second of pain and not notice anything else..which will confirm her own fear of ear piercing, plus probably make that one second much worse for Meredith. Plus Meredith and I really need a day – it will be fun…I’ve been meaning to do more one on one days with the kids. Allison and I did one in the fall when we were shopping for Meredith’s birthday. It was fun. Now its Meredith’s turn.
Ok, back to the guinea pig thing. Today I woke up to Meredith saying in that tattling tone of voice she often has, “Mmmmooooommm, Allison is trying to get me to pierce my nose and my belly button too!!”
