The last space on the kindergarten questionnaire asked: what is one thing you would like me to know about your child?
One thing?! What is one thing I want you to know about this person that's carrying my heart around in her hand?!
I would like you to know that her favorite color was pink until she found out every other girl in the world was copying her.
I want you to know how she saw someone make her sister feel bad for being a "tomboy", so she squeezed Eva's hand and declared that she only likes boyish stuff now too!
You should know that she's especially ticklish under her chin.
I need you to know that she will feign an injury if she's losing in a race so that the leader will stop to check on her, thus allowing her to blow past the poor sucker.
It would be great if you knew that she thinks butterflies fly higher than the sun and crabs eat chicken.
I would like you to know that nothing you say will convince her that she is not the boss of everyone.
I think you should know that she loves to cook with me and considers herself my official taste tester.
You need to know that she has the sense of humor of a grown woman, and I have no idea where it came from.
I think you should be aware that she's rolling her eyes at you every time you turn around.
And, I want you to know that she is her mama's pride and joy. She is the most amazing kid in kindergarten this year, and you should be thankful you get to spend this time with her. It breaks her mama's heart every morning when the school doors close behind her.
Instead of these things, though, I simply filled in the blank space with:
Maya is absolutely overflowing with personality.
Everything else is for me to know and the world to find out.
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