She Does Love Me
Maybe it’s my imagination, but Toddler K seems happier and more playful than she was before her trip to the hospital. She’s also more attached to me than before. She still prefers mommy over daddy, but now she comes waddling running when she sees me. And when I head back to my home office, she chases after me. The best part is when she melts my heart with kiss after kiss after kiss.
As much as I enjoy her new found love for me, I can’t help but wonder if Toddler K feels her five days of torture at the hospital was some sort of punishment. Can it be that at some level, Toddler K feels she needs to be “good” or she’ll be sent back to the “bad” place? I know this is very unlikely — especially since Toddler K doesn’t know what good or bad is. But Toddler K does seem different.
Take a look at the photo below. Look at the “small” incision the surgeon made. The surgeon inserted a tube into the hole to drain the infected fluids from Toddler K’s head. It reminds of the old days when “doctors” made cuts in patients’ heads to release the evil spirit that was causing the illness.
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I really hope your kid is OK. I think I’d have a heart attack if I had to witness a “small incision” like that. Wish her quick and easy recovery. And no more trips to the hospital.
(and I think the kid is being “nice” cause she felt bad, and you made sure she got better…)
Oh, don’t think that Toddler K interpreted the hospital stay as punishment! Of course, she didn’t understand exactly what was going on, but I’m sure she had an intuitive sense that it was something necessary and beneficial. I know you were a doting daddy and that she felt your love and concern!
I’m sure she’s acting differently because she feels better.