Laowai

Oh gosh – this house is full of stubborn. I’m currently in the middle of a battle over trying the potty for two minutes. I won’t go into that. But I will point out the fact that Bea and I are two of a kind – we both have this dangerous combination of introverted stubbornness. My mom was recently remembering the time that I refused to go to school. After some coaxing and battling she just shoved me out onto the porch. She expected that I would give up and walk to the bus stop. I remember it was a chilly morning and I was practicing my art of stubborn-shy-drama. My mom recalled how she was dismayed when she realized that I wasn’t heading off to the bus stop but defiantly staying on the porch. I don’t remember how it ended, but I remember the feeling that I had that day and many others. I didn’t enjoy it but something inside me made me resist giving in. The more I dug in my heals the more I could not seem to give up the fight. Bea is doing that now and it kills me. I don’t want her to have this ridiculous trait that I have for being stubborn. I just wish I knew how to help her get past it and be at peace.

Here are some shorts that I made recently and as expected they have not been worn. I stubbornly refused to make them out of pink fabric and Bea stubbornly refused to even try them on. I used another Oliver + S pattern. I love the little pockets and I love that they are made from some of Brian’s old pants. And incidentally don’t you think they would look charming with a pink top.