she is very happy and she is a very smart person ive seen that since she was small. lately she’s taken to really embodying the independence i’ve always tried so hard to instill into my girls. i know how important that will be in a world or culture where men will be forever telling them who they are and how they can do things. as a parent always hard but important to remember not to take things personally, especially when they are things you want them to learn. so of course i take it in stride when she pushes me away or wants to do everything herself. usually i’m very proud of her. sometimes i laugh, like when she wants to fast-forward the movies herself. it used to be “scary part, scary part!” in moments that were too intense, like in A Bug’s Life and the grasshoppers crash through the ceiling and intimidate the ants. or in Spirited Away when Yubaba grows huge and wraps that hand around Sen’s neck and i would know to ffwd that part but now she figures why ask papi to do it and she wants the remote and says “fasforward mySELF” so i let her. of course sometimes she doesnt understand how specifically you have to aim it so she’ll fastforward most of the movie and be sitting there wailing “pushplay pushplay!” as she hammers on the buttons to make it stop. in most pictures she has a distant dreamy look because she tolerates the camera that papi always has but for the most part, doesn’t care for it aimed at her, being a sensitive person. that’s the look you see here, tho it works well for many pictures as “caught thinking deeply” it’s really a look where she’s trying to ignore the lens. she’s as beautiful as the mountains and the sky.
ah.. this is a great photo of your daughter. I’m familiar with the “do it mySELF” phase. Our two-year old daughter Maya says it fifty times a day.
thank you, anisa.
yes, aren’t they all grand and mighty in their newfound independence! endearing. as long as you are not in a rush.