My youngest daughter is fascinated with boxes. Any box for that matter, be it cereal box or even the shipping box. She just loves the boxes!!
Few times she even wore a box on top of her t shirt ( thinsation carton from cosco was her favourite) and pretended to be a cookie box. I was visitng a friend and my daughter insisted on coming with me as a cookie box..and I let her, mostly because I was sure she would take the box off when we reached the destination..She didn’t.. She was happy being a cookie box.
But now it has become worst..
The last few months she watched TV sitting inside a shipping carton..Kids only get 30 minutes of TV time and I was sure, 30 minutes of sitting cramped in a tiny carton was not going to harm her..and I was also sure she would get tired of it and will stop doing it sooner or later..
Not so..
Now she sits inside a shipping box and read for hours on end. She has a pillow and a blanket inside the box! and her favourite perch is my bed.
I really don’t know what to do.
Is this normal?
Daughters of Tomorrow
Its normal. I remember my childhood and i too see that i used to collect lot of things. With time it will die down. I have two daughters and the elder one has grown up a bit, but still she has a fancy of the boxes, she decorates any box, makes some thing out of it and then a week later it is discarded and another box comes in. It goes on …
The younger one is like yours, she makes a make believe home in her box. And i love to see the creativity they show.
I too love boxes. I am fascinated by small boxes, especially the tin boxes of mint, gum, mouth fresheners, any trinket boxes, and jewelry boxes. When I see a cute box that someone will just throw after they use up the product, I usually ask them to give the box to me. I have Santa box that sings, and many more, have become part of my collection. My 6 year old knows my fascination and usually brings me a cute box now and then, when he and his dad go shopping. I sometimes make a small house with my son, using diaper boxes that we bring so often.
This is totally normal. I am sure she will go out of this, and even if she doesnot, it is ok.
I sometimes make a small house with my son, using diaper boxes that we bring so often.
I think it's normal. My son loves boxes too. The moment he sees one, he tries to fit into it. I have never worried about it…until now 😉
Hi
My kids love playing with boxes. We have packing boxes in the house, and they are building with them and hiding in them.
I found your blog searching for something else, and it happens for a reason.
My mom's like yours. I know exactly how you feel. It's deliberate, she knows you're hurt, and she enjoys the power of being able to hurt.. I pretend not to notice the meanness and call her with an I love you regularly. (it infuriates her not to be able to hurt me, but she backs down..) I pray for her and talk to her often as I don't want to go to hell.
Your blog is so lovely, the way you love your kids. I loved my daughter too.. more than anything, but the evil my mom spewed at me (you're this that and the other) I repeated. So I pretty much lost her heart.
May you be happy and find your shangri la.. or maybe this world is only a journey there….