I knew she was going to be a go-getter. From before she was born she wanted to rule. She found a way to dictate everything around her from the safety of the womb. Somehow, she must have sensed that she could do more from out here, and couldn't get out fast enough. She was coming early and there was no way we could prepare ourselves for it. That was June of 2008. Years later, we are still not ready.
Dharma was quiet in her room for too long. I know that is bad. I know it. But I was busy. I was getting things ready for Halloween tomorrow and so I let it go. I let her play, quietly, in her room for too long. When I called her to come brush her teeth and get ready for bed, she was purple. PURPLE. Not completely purple like a big, obnoxious dinosaur, but a little purple around the mouth and in between her eyebrows.
First things first. I have learned that when something like this happens with Dharma, the first thing I should do is get my phone and start videoing. Before I ask questions, before I try to find out the whats or hows.
So this is what happened. This is how Dharma turned purple. The last thing she says is hard to hear because she turns away, but what she says when she turns her back is, "I'm just done with this."
This afternoon Dharma asked me to get out the camera because she had something to say. She never asks to be recorded so I figured it was pretty important.
First she wanted to talk about T-Rex and carrion. She also had a T-Rex joke I am pretty sure she made up on the spot.
Next she said her mom T-Rex was sick, but it was okay, because she has a Medicare insurance plan.
