..came from Jolene, one of the Beginners teachers (the others are Lynette and Gina): I was picking up Rachel tonight and, per usual, asked Jolene what kind of day Rachel had.
"Oh, she had a great day," Jolene said. "She's a really easy kid. She plays well, she's nice, she's helpful. Not to diss on other parents, but some kids are so difficult -- you have to really get in their face and say NO five or six times before they listen. Rachel has good parents. Whatever you're doing, keep it up!"
I told her that totally made my night. Really, my whole week. No, really, the whole 10 months of raising Rachel on my own.
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Tonight Rachel told me what had happened at school. Apparently Kyle, a kid in Beginners, threw Jolene's glasses into the wood chips. Jolene was not pleased and scolded Kyle, and of course Rachel gave me the watered-down version. I'm going to attempt to confirm this with Jolene tomorrow, just to make sure that Rachel is a reliable narrator.
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One of the joys of having Rachel around lately is that she is developing a real memory, which means that she understands the concept of Mommy and Rachel having a shared history. Tonight, for instance, she said, "Remember when we went to the Go Dog Go play?" And she tried, in Rachel-ese, to describe the scene where the dogs are playing under the sheets "with flashlights!" I reminded Rachel, even though "night is NOT a time for play."
"Yeah!" Rachel said delightedly. She was quoting whole sections of the performance. And she reminded me that she wants to see "Snow White" when Daddy comes back. But she wants to go only with me. Sorry, Drew -- this is a girls-only event!
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