From a friend on an online mailing list:
When my niece Pixie (2,5 years old) was visiting, I took her to the park one day so she could try the swings and the rest of the playset they have there.
She was asking for help with a lot of things, and wanted to hold my hand when we walked etc. And it’s not that I mind helping her, of course, or mind holding her hand for that matter (in fact, if we are walking with cars nearby I prefer it, that way she at least isn’t running out in to the traffic). But I was a little curious as to why she wanted so much help when she usually wants to do everything herself.
I realized later that the reason is of course that I am not her parent, so she needn’t have that independence struggle with me. In any case, I asked “How come you are so little all of a sudden, your mum says you’re such a big girl” and she answered: ”I AM a big girl. AND I need help. Big girls need help too some times”
Well, there’s me told…She is absolutely right of course. How could you get too old/big/grown up to need help?
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