"Hit me!"

Sometimes two-year-olds are a little strange. Yesterday I was correcting Emma for wildly swinging her arms and almost hitting Michael. “Emma,” I said, “you could hurt Michael if you hit him! You don’t like to get hit, do you?”

 

She looked up at me with sincerity brimming from her eyes. “Yes, I do!” she said clearly. “Hit me! Like this!” And she smacked her head. I said, “No, Emma, I don’t want to hit you.” But again she responded, “Hit me! Like this!” smacking her head repeatedly.

 

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!