Outgoing

The power of our cutie. We hope to harness this for good. . .

Our little T really just knows no strangers. Combined that with her fluency in Chinese and you have quite the combination. She has been known to ask total strangers to give her some of what they are eating (and, much to my embarrassment, they DO give it to her), ask people what they are doing, and just insert herself into most situations. When we were in Shanghai a couple weeks ago, someone gave up their seat for her on the subway. She sat down next to this young woman who was playing a game on her phone. Of course Tori asked her what she was doing and then if she could play (naturally, this was all said in Chinese). Sometimes I worry that we are creating a little monster that expects that everyone will give her what she wants. While she is not singled out at school in most situations, there are times when she is given special privileges. Then as we go about life people just give her stuff. Part of it is her general cuteness and then with her language, people cannot resist the power of Tori. In order to combat this, sometimes at home I don't let her do things or have her way. And sometimes there is not a reason for it, just maybe hoping to provide some balance. While her language is a gift that we are so thankful for, there is a price and I only hope that our consistency and rules at home can balance it out.