Originally written: October 26, 2015
My little boys knew their ABCs and 123s before they went to preschool at three years old. I was a mighty proud mama. I know it’s the competitor in me, but I want Charlotte to know them right now. Why? Who knows—keeping up with the Jones’s, I suppose. I am learning it’s a battle not worth fighting. God is not going to ask me whether or not she knew her ABCs when I get to heaven. I think He might be far more concerned with how I’ve taught her to glorify Him. He continues to teach me about pride in these small, daily ways and, well, let’s just say He’s still working.
She had me laughing the other day in the car. My boys watched these Pre-School Prep DVDs when they were young. In my head I can hear the repetition: “Red, Red, Reeeed, Red, Reeeeeeeeeeed…” (we are talking pound my head against the wall kind of repetition). But they knew their shapes, their colors, their letters, their numbers… . `
Charlotte, however, does not want to sit and watch these, nor does she want to do any activity that involves the letters. I believe if she could voice her opinion more articulately she would say, “Mom, this is all SO beneath me.”
Really—she’s over them because her brothers are over them. Or, as my mom would say: “She’s going to do it on her own time. She is her mother!”
So I had the novel idea that I would put them in the car. Watching anything in the car is a major treat, so I figured, Why not letters?
We are now into day three of the experiment. This is how it is going:
DVD: A, A, Aaaaaaa, A…
Charlotte: A
DVD: B, B, Bbbbb, B…
Charlotte: B
Mommy: What comes next, Charlotte?
Charlotte: 2
I’ll have to keep you updated!