Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Frustration & Eyebrows

Aren't babies supposed to look happy when they play?  Mine doesn't. 

She is so MY baby.  She gets so incredibly frustrated when she can't do something she wants to do.  I don't know if you can tell, but this toy was not behaving how she expected it to, so she proceeded to violently beat it against the counter.  I tend to do the same, only not to toys, usually to computers, pieces of equipment, and projects.  I tend to overreact when things don't go my way.  Since I'm a complete perfectionist, they usually don't go EXACTLY as planned.  This often results in throwing, slamming, and usually some profanity.  The funny thing is, as soon as I'm done throwing, slamming, and swearing, I instantly feel better and I can continue on with whatever I was doing.  That is, if the object I just threw survived the abuse.  Overall, I'm better than I used to be in that I can actually finish a project now, even if it isn't perfect.  I just pick it apart when I'm done and think about all the things I could have/should have/would have done differently to make it "perfect."  I hope she isn't quite the perfectionist I am...it is a frustrating way to be. 

She has the "Silva" eyebrows too.  Only "Silva" eyebrows can furrow that deeply.  Mine do it, my dad's do it, most of his brothers and sisters too.  It isn't always a sign of anger.  Sometimes I catch myself in a deep furrow just concentrating on something...like just now when I was typing that sentence.  It makes for horrible wrinkles, I keep reminding myself not to furrow too much.  I can see the potential in Laci's brows.  They will make a horrible frown when she gets good at frowning, which, being my baby, is inevitable.

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