It's no secret that our mothers told us they had eyes in the back of their heads, and we generally believed them. I say the same thing to my kids, and they believe me. Sometimes I do 'see' them without looking straight at them. I see their reflection a shiny surface, or see their shadow and know what they're up to. Other times I can hear what they're doing, and am especially astute when I think they might be doing something I just said 'don't' to. Other times it's simply a good guess.Today's brief post is about the opposite - those times when you're busy focusing on one thing and miss out on something else.
Like this photo I took of Mimi wearing bunny ears and pulling a face. I took a few of them, and when I uploaded them to the computer, I later realised that in the background Lotti was climbing onto the baby-doll bassinet, across the table and then up the book shelves. I never realised.
"Really?" you scream at your computer; you didn't see you toddler climbing the furniture equivalent of Mt Everest. I did not. My only defence is that she must have been up and down very fast, and yes, the camera lense captured it all even if my weary eyes and ears did not.
So then; be careful how you boast to your kids; perhaps you can tell them instead "be careful; 'cause when Mummy's eyes on the front of her head are switched off, she's got a spare set round back hidden under her hair, and when those aren't working too well, there's always the secret video camera installed in your bedroom cupboard." Hmm... that's a bit creepy, so perhaps not.
