This is the best part about grandmothering a 6 year old. We co-create stories.
Actually, Ada is constantly making up stories. And I do not exaggerate. I tune in when I can, but if she is spending half a day with me, her talking often proceeds without an audience. I feel a little guilty about that, but she doesn’t seem to mind. I can jump into her free-form story-telling and add a detail here or an opinion there pretty seamlessly.
Ada and Annabelle
Lately we have been discussing the habits of her new fairy friend, Oakley. Oakley is absolutely a co-creation. When I made Ada’s fairy doll a few weeks ago (see my earlier post) I wanted to create a little myth around her. So we have been discussing the fairy that travels from oak tree to oak tree and wears a sparkly sleeveless dress (my sewing abilities are rather primitive, and I am trying to avoid an “incident” when I present Oakley on Ada’s birthday. “Grammy,she doesn’t have any sleeves!”).
Ada tells me Oakley has many different items of clothing, only one of which is sleeveless and sparkly. She also told me about another species of fairy that shares the oak tree life. I think they are called “pea-nuckles,” but I can’t be certain.
Ada will one day be 12 or 13. I doubt our story telling will continue that long. But luckily there is Annabelle, and I am quite sure more of her kind will follow.
Do you have children or grandchildren in your life? What are some of your stories?
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