Friday, May 17, 2013

My time obsessed daughter

My middle daughter has always been a creature of habit, sometimes to the point of making me crazy and causing me concern.

When she was younger it was lining things up.  Whether it was toys, food (even veggies had to be in a line on the table not the plate) Halloween candy, you name it she would line it up.

Her latest obsession is time.  She needs to know what time it is constantly.  She has to have breakfast at a certain time, momstown events have to be at a certain time (usually this is 10:30, and if the time is different she will argue with me!), dinner has to be at a certain time... it's maddening!!

Since she learned her numbers, she has always know that bed time is at 8 - 0 - 0.  This has become a complete obsession, to point that she doesn't ask to stay up late (yes I know a small blessing) because when  she sees the clock says 8-0-0 she will tell me its her bedtime and she has to go right then.

As she learned to associate more things with time, she has become a clock watcher.

I am sure this is part of her learning and her need to have schedules and regiment, but sometimes it makes me crazy!

She just noticed the time is 7-3-0 (she says this as seven three zero and not Seven Thirty)  she is now demanding a snack because 8-0-0 is coming.

It always amazes me the quirky little things that kids do...

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