Cole is so emotionally observant it scares me. At just past three and a half, his keen ability to pick up on the slightest nuances in tone and mood in me and others is just uncanny. He truly is a sponge, both consciously and unconsciously absorbing EVERYTHING around him.
Cole has always been a sensitive soul...from his days of colic where he wanted nothing but to be sung to/held/carried to present day when he hangs his head and says "I'm sad" when I've raised my voice, which makes my heart hurt but is inevitable when parenting.
He does not like conflict with his friends (though with me he seems to invite it, LOL) and he gets upset when someone else is upset. He even lowers his voice when he hears a baby crying at the store and says with genuine concern "why is that baby crying"?)
Anyway, Cole has begun to master the art of deflection as a means to soften the situations where he knows he has gotten himself into a pickle, has received a warning and quite aware that a time out is imminent. He quickly attempts to diffuse the gathering storm by stating "wait a minute, I have a good idea!!" This is followed by one of several things in his arsenal "let's go outside", "let's have a snack" "let's go ride my bike"...or my personal favorite "let's bake cookies".
It is like he is cognizant that if he can distract me from whatever it was that had me in a tizzy, he can circumvent further discipline. Where do they learn this stuff?
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