We are deep into the realm of real and pretend. We drink pretend hot tea. We hide from pretend T-Rexes. We catch fish in the living room and the doll stroller is a lawn mower. Jake frequently exclaims, “I have an idea!” And then runs from the room. Lately he likes to say, “Hmmm, I need someting” as he decides what we’re going to play next.
Now that Jake has been exposed to the scary worlds of Pixar movies and his granddad’s tiger mask, we have to make sure he understands the difference between real and pretend. It seems like he gets it, but then there are days like today…
Today we went to the San Francisco Zoo. It was the first time I’ve ever been there… the giraffes were amazing. On our way in they had big banners advertising their summer tarantula exhibit. This is Jake’s second trip to the zoo. His daddy brought him on a special Friday date a few weeks back.
“Ooooh, look at that sign. Tarantulas. Scaaary,” I say as we walk up to the gate.
“It’s just real Mama. It’s just real.”
Clearly Jakey was trying to be comforting.
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