Writer’s Workshop: U Never Thought of it
[from the mouth of my 2yr old Tiger girl]
Tiger Girl: ” Give Me!! Give Me!!” gesturing for the camera.
Monkey boy: ” No! It is my camera not yours.”
Tiger Girl : ” Give Me!! I want!!” (She tries to snatch it from her brother)
Monkey boy: “No!! It’s Mine!!”
Tiger Girl retorts ” It’s mine!!”
She chases her brother all around the bowling alley for the camera screaming and shouting for the item. Tear streaming down her face feeling frustrated that she is not getting what she demands.
It’s not fair why does Kor Kor get to use the camera. I should be the one using it. He is here to play bowling anyway so he DOESN’T need to use the camera right?
I not getting the camera and I really , really want it!!
Tiger girl goes up to me crying and says ” Kor Kor not fair!!” I want camera!! Cheese!!”
She drags me over to where her brother is and points to him yelling “I want!!!”
She shows me her puppy dog eyes and dramatically acts out being bullied by her brothers to emphasis the point that she is being disadvantaged by not having the camera.
Taking pity on her and knowing that in the next 15 minutes or so Monkey boy would be busy playing bowling to take pictures anyway I took the camera and give it to her.
Within seconds her face changes from an angry growl to a happy smile. Delighted that she had FINALLY got what she wanted.
Just look at her expression in the photograph above.
This metalic pocket size gadget has been the item which has cause scream and shouts coming from Tiger girl. It has been the object of desire since she saw her brothers using it. The Olympus camera which she is handling was bought for Monkey boy back then as his 5th birthday present. I specifically bought a TOUGH camera which is waterproof and drop proof for him as I know how rough kids can be with cameras.
Back in 2009 I did a series on introducing photography to kids as Monkey boy was interested to know more about the camera and taking photographs. Little did I know fast forward to 2012 and all 3 kids are camera crazy.
Do you kids love taking pictures too?
Will they also fight for the camera?
October 11, 2012 @ 3:21 pm
A photographer in the making there! Great post for ‘U’!
October 11, 2012 @ 3:22 pm
You have a photographer in the making Dom. And I’m sure she’ll be good one too. Her shot looks so precise. 🙂
October 11, 2012 @ 3:45 pm
hahaha. why is it the youngest alsways gets their way.. :))
October 11, 2012 @ 4:51 pm
My tiger girl fights for my camera too but I’m not sure she knows how to use it yet, being only 21 months old. I think its the same curiosity over all electronic items that drives her. Its hard when the children fight over things isn’t it? How do we decide who should “win”?
October 11, 2012 @ 5:08 pm
I like the, “I want camera! Cheese!” She sounds like she’s well practiced at having her photo taken!
October 11, 2012 @ 6:39 pm
@Tarryn,
She loves posing for the camera and would happily pose for pictures when I take out my DSLR.
October 11, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
Taking pictures is fun. I didn’t know there were “drop-proof” cameras! Those would be wonderful for kids!
October 11, 2012 @ 6:39 pm
@Karen,
Yes the Olympus TOUGH series cameras are all drop proof. They don’t come cheap though.
October 11, 2012 @ 6:26 pm
My girls love taking photos, have now got a camera each! It’s so much fun though, then we write stories from the photos!
October 11, 2012 @ 6:38 pm
@Ashely,
I’m considering getting them a camera each too but maybe have to wait till they are a bit older so they know how to handle cameras with more care.
October 11, 2012 @ 7:25 pm
Our kids all loved taking photos of their own very early on. We got our daughters cameras first and they were very young. Perhaps as young as three and five. I don’t recall DS getting upset when he saw his sisters or us snapping photos, but by the time he was four or five years old we bought him a camera, too. This was all in the day before digital cameras. Those early years the pictures weren’t so good, but a few were and that was a nice surprise. The big thing is we instilled in each of them a passionate hobby they still love today. Great post!
October 11, 2012 @ 8:55 pm
That is an adorable picture. My son likes taking pictures also. I really ought to give him my old one, it takes great picture and its durable. The only reason I stopped using it is because it’s not pocket sized. But he can hang it around his neck.
October 11, 2012 @ 9:42 pm
Hi Dominique ~~ Thank you for linking your comment to this post. Your Blogger profile is inaccessable so I always have a hard time returning your commnts.
Best solution for you is to get her a toy camera. They make pretty nice ones now, they might even flash. And for sure the cheaper ones stimulate imagination. Or ask around for an old broken one, We have oodles of those here. 🙂 But with anything, ask is it safe. Little ones also tend to throw stuff, wouldn’t want anyone to be getting hurt or the furniture or windows.
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October 11, 2012 @ 9:56 pm
Hi Jim.
I don’t use my blogger blog so normally just fill out the name and URL of this blog which I use to write on. A toy camera won’t work for her as she is used to seeing how a real camera works. I may get a better camera for her brother and ask him to pass this drop proof to her instead.
October 11, 2012 @ 9:45 pm
She looks very happy! My little guys love the camera, too. They will be little picture-takers, I am sure!
October 11, 2012 @ 10:17 pm
Some of my kids do like to have their pictures taken, others don’t. They often act as the photographer for me!
October 11, 2012 @ 10:43 pm
I remember fighting with my sisters for the camera. Maybe that’s the reason why I was blogging now. haha
October 11, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
funny! I so remember those days. Even as teenagers, my kids love to take photos and upload them and retouch them. 🙂
October 11, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
My 13 year old daughter does and my toddler likes anything electronic that isn’t his. That’s just it. Do they want it because someone else has it or do they really want because they really like it? My toddler takes the Xbox controller from his big brother And when we let him have it – 10 minutes later he’s on to the next thing.
October 12, 2012 @ 12:58 am
My daughter I would say is moderate with the camera. She doesn’t have to fight, because big brothers have their own, then mom and dad has their own and their spares. Tech geek family we are so don’t mind me. I think if I had one and three kids, yes, they would be fighting each other for it. That a great photo of your daughter, very candid.
October 12, 2012 @ 1:23 am
Cute…Glad you encourage your kids creativity! Happy 10-11-12♫♪
October 12, 2012 @ 2:28 am
My grandson always wants to take pictures with my (very expensive) camera. I probably wouldn’t have let my kids play with it, but grand kids pretty much get whatever they want around here!
October 12, 2012 @ 3:10 am
My kids are too, I love it! Looks like she’s taking your picture here. 🙂
October 12, 2012 @ 8:50 pm
Oh I love it! The relationship with children and how we as adults are at times.
I bet she got her photo love from her lovely mom 🙂
I love taking photos. I wish I was good. Maybe it’s the camera.
My kids always want to take. Maybe A little gadget camera is in order for them too.
Aloha 🙂
October 12, 2012 @ 11:14 pm
My kids love taking pictures too. We had one of those drop-proof, waterproof cameras when my son was little, but it proved to be neither drop proof, nor water proof. Thankfully both our kiddos are old enough to be careful with our small camera and they can shoot pictures to their hearts content!
October 13, 2012 @ 1:03 pm
Maybe your kids will be future bloggers!
October 14, 2012 @ 12:57 pm
What a little cutie she is. Who knows? She may be an accomplished photographer some day!!
October 14, 2012 @ 8:01 pm
My kids love to take pictures, and they used to have the fisher price toy camera! That camera lasted for all three kids ranging in 5 years and 8 years apart. Since they were so far apart, there were no fighting.
October 21, 2012 @ 5:22 am
I want!
Oh I remember those words from my kids and Grandlittles being little!
What a fUn link for the letter “U”.
Your daughter is just precious.
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