Oh crumbs! Is this normal?

[lukewarmcupoftea]

I was showing DD1 (2.5y) how take her own PJ top off this morning. After she had taken it off (with a bit of help!), she asked me if I was happy (which is fine, she's been asking whether people/things are happy or sad for a while now). I said yes of course (even though it was blardy early!).

Then she said 'mummy, did I make you happy?' What?? I nearly fell off the chair. I said something along the lines of 'yes, you always make me happy'. Then she said 'yay yay, I took my top off myself, and I made mummy happy'.

Gargh

Is she:
a) normal - just the start of a developmental stage?
b) abnormal - strangely insecure and for some reason focused on making me happy (which is what my immediate reaction was)? And if so what on earth do I do about it?
c) abnormal - amazingly advanced for her age (OK, I know she's not really, but needed a third option, and don't we all secretly think they are geniuses? )

"and don't we all secretly think they are geniuses? )"

No. We don't. And I wouldn't really want a genius.
I think those who truly have genius children would say it is bloody hard work and pretty worrying

I do have charming and delightful teenagers though. The teenage years don't actually mean they all turn into hideous monsters.
I am really enjoying 16 and 13. The 7 year old is a blast too.

Ok. A or two would have stopped that looking grumpy... which it wasn't meant to be.

pagwatch - that's fine, I didn't really mean that, it was just my sarky joke (people often don't get my humour...hmm, maybe I need to explain myself better!). I really meant, don't we all think that they are the best children ever to have lived, who could love a child more than this one, that kind of thing?

It's way too early to tell how academically bright she is of course, and in any case I really don't care, all I want is for her to be happy and able to do what she has a passion for in life (or cope with second best if she can't). I was academically very successful (a genius if you will - and yes my mum says I was blardy hard work and a dreadful teenager), and now have a dull job and a crap boss which I am a bit trapped in now I have kids (hence the spatting with the boss!).

Nice that your kids are lovely teenagers as well - my DH was a model teenager, so I know they are not all like I was!

IwishIwerewitty - I can totally see how that would make you feel sad, its a similar thing I guess in that we are worrying that they think that our happiness/love is conditional on what they do or don't do, whereas it basically is not conditional at all.

I don't know the answer, but yes it is interesting. I think its entirely possible its just because the question got a reaction the first time he said it as you say - but yes, very interested to know what others think...

All I'm thinking, lukewarm, is how jealous I am of your DD's vocabulary! DD (2.4) struggles with her speech, so I was delighted when she got into bed with us yesterday and declared, "Oo Daddy, you dink!" (St being one of the many sounds she can't manage!) Not quite the level of empathy demonstrated by your DD, but an accurate observation of her father, nonetheless!

Out of the mouth of babes....!