Taking advantage of drive time

It’s pretty common knowledge that some of the best opportunities to speak with your kids come when you’re semi-engaged with another task, like washing dishes or driving. Reid asked “where do babies come from” question when I was driving her to daycare and we sometimes broach other topics while we’re driving. On Friday, Ken spoke to Reid about going to sleep quickly after swimming lessons. Reid had stayed awake until 9:20 on Thursday night.  She stayed her in her and squiggled and wiggled and worried aloud about not being able to get to sleep. On Friday evening, she said that she was tired and would go straight to sleep. And she did, well, much earlier than Thursday night. I managed only to stay awake until she seemed to have fallen asleep but wasn’t awake enough to go to my own bed until Ken came in.

Reid has asked Ken to open a window while they were driving and as they pulled into the pool parking lot, Ken said that they needed to roll up the window so that no one would take the car or anything that was in it. Reid jumped in and said that the  windows would darken and if anyone came close, a voice would warn, “Stay away. This is Daddy’s and Mama’s and Reidie’s car.” This last was said in Reid’s deepest “baritone” and her speech slows when she uses it. I suppose it’s a fairly accurate mimic of Ken’s voice, in comparison to my higher and more rapid delivery. As far as I know, we don’t have that voice security system but the car and its contents were safe when we returned after class. It may be a feature of which I am unaware.

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