My eldest is 7. When he was a baby we all entertained him with our feet and he loved it and thought it was hilarious. The upshot is he kind of became friends with them all and they ended up with names. He wouldn't sleep at night so in the morning he'd go under the covers and play with feet while we snoozed.
He has loved our feet, they've tickled him and stroked him and he's been so gentle and loving towards them. He even used to say 'bye' to them whenever I left and they'd wiggle 'bye' back.
Yes, I think we've started a foot fetish. Either that or he'll be a podiatrist.
Today he said goodbye to the feet one last time and he's handled it with dignity but I've seen his little face and it's like a grief for him. He just about held back the tears and whispered "why have you stopped the feet?"
Am I doing the right thing stopping?
Is it easier for him to communicate his feelings, anguish or love through these puppets? Can he say things to them he can't to me?
Is it just too weird to have even mentioned on here?
I don't know. Sometimes I think he needs to drop it and live in normal land, other times I think it's just who he is, it makes him happy so let it be.
Sometimes I overthink.
So what do you think?
