Stuff and Fluff

So, it turns out that having two Uh-Oh's to occupy my daughter's bed, car seat and life in general is not the great idea I had intended. Though I intended for it to be specific for when one of them leaves our lives by means of garbage disposal, irresponsibility or just plain misplacement, I made the mistake of not only telling her we would go get another one but also giving him to her when he was placed in my grateful hands. I could not convince her that she only needed one of these critters to suffice her need for a security toy of sorts. No, she needed both of them. Where ever we went. I cannot even happily entertain the thought of having to look for TWO of them before bed, or when we leave someone's company, or after work in the dark. So, I took her in my lap and explained that she is to have only one of the critters for reasons I felt I did not have to amplify. Other than she only needed one. After producing a few tears, she accepted this as fact and went to bed. Only to ask for critter number two approximately 2.5 seconds later. 'But Mom! I NEED him!'

We ran a couple of errands today after visiting a place called 'Go Bananas' - a story all by its self in which I must confess I have no idea who had more fun there. Me, or her! But, I digress. When we got to the store, she was allowed to pick one of the critters to take with her into the store. The look on her face made me want to crawl under the car and laugh for a brief while. Such a terrible mother, I know. Making my child decide between two loves. She looked up at me, hugged both of them close, and said 'two.' It was a process of about 5 minutes for her to decide which one she was going to be taking with her. And both times she reverted back to the grubby, well loved Uh-Oh she's been carrying around for almost 2 years. I have since hidden the new one in my closet, deep under some clothing she might be able to reach eventually. Tomorrow I expect to be asked for this new Uh-oh.

The bright side of this little tale is that I now know that if I were to switch critters for reasons already mentioned, it will be a smooth transition. Unless you count the constant asking for two Uh-Oh's. But eventually that will become a thing of the past as well.