We are learning, suddenly, that our manipulative parental logic is no longer guaranteed to convince Lucinda to do what we want her to do. In other words, at age 5, she can think for herself.
Tonight we went for a walk in the muggy air, and Lucinda whined that she was hot. I suggested that she take her shirt off or let me tie it up into a knot.
Lucinda: "I can't do that; people will laugh at me."
Me: "We don't know anyone here, not even the neighbors - so what does it matter?"
Lucinda: " But we will know everyone."
This is the same girl who told me that she was sad to leave her friends in Seattle, and also sad knowing that she'll have to leave the friends she makes in Japan. That's planning ahead.
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