Random and Odd Attachments

Before we left for Hawaii back in May, I bought Mia a pair of flip flops, but she refused to even put them on so I returned them. It was a period when she was extremely opinionated about her footwear and objected to all open-toed sandals. I recall an episode at StrideRite when she refused to try on most sandals and let me know she did not care for them by chucking them. Fast forward to the last couple of weeks. . .

It all started when our neighbor S, a girl a bit older than Mia, wore flip flops during a playdate. Mia told me she wanted shoes like S. Ever since then she tries to wear my flip flops (one of the few shoes my swelling feet can tolerate). Earlier this week, she said, "I want flip stops like Mama's". It was too cute, so I went to Old Navy (bonus, they were 2.10 for a pair!) while she was attending school and bought her "flip stops". Part of me thought she would not like them once she tried them on, but she likes them so much she wants to wear them in the house, but we're a, "Please Remove Your Shoes, Mahalo" family. I have allowed her to carry them upstairs to avoid the drama.

That brings us to Mia's random attachments that are often very shortlived. When traveling in Boston, we did not bring many toys, in fact, we only brought books and crayons, and her loveys which we do not allow to be removed from bed. She became attached to a rubber duckie given to her when we checked into the Westin. We had to bring the duck everywhere we went in Boston. Now it is an occasional part of Mia's bathtime.

For about a week Mia has been attached to a compass with a string on it. She wears it like a necklace and wants to take it with her everywhere. She sports it while in her carseat, but I make her take it off before we get out of the car. Thankfully she is reasonable about leaving things in the car so they do not get lost. One night she took it to bed, but I told her she had to hang it on the side of her bed. Fearful that she might choke on it during the night, I removed it after she fell asleep. When she woke up crying around 5am, Ken went in, but I heard her crying for her compass. I got out of bed and grabbed it from her shelf and gave it to her. She fell back asleep for a bit.

Mia likes the American flag. She points it out whenever we see one and likes to march around the house with a flag I bought her. She also has a DC souvenir shirt with the flag on it that she likes to wear.

Mia has a pair of toddler safe scissors that she loves. It has conveniently been lost in the car (hiding in the seat back pocket) because she insisted on bringing them somewhere. My main issue with her using the scissors was her level of frustration because she could not cut with them. She would get so upset over it. It's been awhile but she will still ask me where it is every so often.

Do your kids have random attachments?