The Recording Doll Update And More DCF Weirdness (DCM Asked Me To Sing For Her)???

[itlw8]

My guess she is repeating the song at home and Mom wants to sing it also. Can you find it online so she can play it over and over at home.

It does show mom she is learning in your program.

[DCBlessings27]

Best wishes to you since you're dealing with this at 8 months pregnant.

I'm not a smiley person at all. So, I wouldn't worry about the scowling thing. I think sometimes people think I'm scowling, but I'm not trying to. I'm just a shy person who likes to be by herself and take awhile to get used to others. If I'd gone to daycare, I might have been similar to your dcg.

I can see how trying to replace might not be easy when you're 8 months along. It never hurts to try though if you're that upset with this situation.

I'm thankful that all my kids are ft and not too troublesome. At 7 months pregnant and husband newly unemployed, I cannot afford to get rid of anyone or even close for a maternity break.

I would ignore the mom and dcg's scowl the best you can and just try to get through until you can term. You need to take care of baby and you and not worry about little things.

[Mommy2One]

I was/still am extremely introverted. In fourth grade we were supposed to learn a line dance and video tape it for our class pen pals. I elected to sit out instead even though it meant doing worksheets while the rest of the class practiced. I don't know how early that kind of personality develops/shows but maybe this little girl just didn't want to/didn't know how to/couldn't relax enough to dance around and act silly with the rest of you. She could also be a thinker/day dreamer - my husband sometimes asks me why I'm grumpy when I'm fine and just lost in thought.

Her mom may have some of the same personality traits and that's why she seems off or weird to you. Maybe she just doesn't know what to say or how to express herself well. If she is the type that would hate being in a large group, she could be projecting her own emotions onto her daughter (hence why she's asking if her daughter seems apprehensive - because she herself would be apprehensive in her daughter's shoes)

My dcm often asks me about our songs. Her daughter goes home singing-at a 2 year old level-the songs we sing here. Mom wants to encourage it, but she usually can't tell exactly what it is she is trying to sing. I sing it to her, and she can help the little one. Still, maybe that's all it is-kid sang something she couldn't understand and she is curious.

I agree! I doubt the mom was looking to critique your singing abilities - but I totally understand being self conscious. Maybe send home the words or state the words (in your normal speaking voice) and tell her it's sung to the tune of... (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or whatever)

[Nickel]

Thinking about your dcg reminds me of one of the girls I had in my girl scout troop. She is still dds friend and I have come to know her mom really well. Anyway, she was painfully shy. She would be fine talking to her friends but being put on the spot she would clam up. She wouldn't even read in front of the other children or sing or anything. But in a group of one or two she was fine. She would sit out on a lot of our games even though she was friends with everyone in our small troop (six girls the first year).

It turns out she has severe anxiety issues. She started mediation recently and she is a COMPLETELY different girl. She just turned nine this year and is funny, outgoing, friendly, affectionate. Before she was so shy that even if I asked her a questions she wouldn't answer me unless her and I were pretty much alone. Could it be something along those lines maybe?