Talented and Trying

I stole this from Miranda on an unschooling forum and I thought it was fun. “What quirky, or unusual skills and talents have your children developed... and lest we all be intimidated by your kids' prowess, please follow your brag with a compensatory unbrag.”

I’ll go first but I hope you’ll play along.

My six year old was swimming at the age of three and jumping off the high dive. She can climb to the top of a 25 foot light pole and sit on the top of it BUT she thinks everything is embarrassing and she has never apologized to anyone in her entire life.

My 8 year old is amazingly creative; writing poetry, songs and taking pictures. (He took this photo of his Lovely.) He is good at naming things and pronouncing words BUT he can't open a package of hot sauce at Taco Time and he can't find his shoes when they're right in front of his face.

My one year old has a unique sleeping talent. She has been sleeping through the night since she was a week old. Even now she sleeps from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. and takes a 4 hour nap every day. Yesterday she didn’t get her nap so I put her down at 5 p.m. She slept through till morning. She also has a water fetish. Not a skill particularly but quirky just the same. Everywhere we go she will find the water and play in it now matter how cold or muddy it is. Sinks, sprinklers, toilets, drinking fountains. You name it, she is playing in it. The only way I can get her to hold still while I do her hair is to give her a squirt bottle so she can squirt herself in the face with it until I’m finished. BUT…I’m sorry. I can’t think of a single un-brag about her. She’s perfect! (so far)