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Not Really a Darkseid
Posted Apr 22, 2009 by Donna Koehn
Updated Apr 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM
When my son was 3, he decided he didn’t want to be called by the name we had carefully chosen for him. The problem was, he chose a different name every day.
His favorite was Darkseid (pictured here), an evil being from the Superman comics, the archenemy of all that is good. He was such a sweet little boy, I think it gave him a sense of power. I hear that’s why preschoolers like dinosaurs so much.
But he generally chose names based on phrases he’d heard. There are still people who call him “Flip A Card,” one of his more unusual choices he announced at a newsroom party.
His preschool teacher, Judy Gude, who helped parents raise generations of preschoolers at Limona Village Chapel Preschool in Brandon, tried to be diplomatic. She told me she liked to encourage creativity, but she also was having a hard time because he only answered to his newly chosen name, and she never knew what it was. Our solution was to fill out a “Hello! My name is….” label from Office Depot and stick it on the front of his shirt every day.
I still worry that they misunderstood Darkseid. No, we really weren’t calling him Dark Seed around the house.
One friend of mine said he sent his daughter, age 3, to preschool this week in her pajama top. We do learn to choose our battles, don’t we? Another father of a 3-year-old says his kid pulled the fire alarm handle at church and sent everyone running.
They say the twos are terrible, but I think the threes are devilishly inventive and certainly worthy of Darkseid. Any other stories to share?
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Posted by (Dennis Joyce) on April 22, 2009
“Flip a card!”
That’s precious.
When our younger son was about the same age, he called himself phrases, too:
“Steal the Rules,” was a big one, “Big Buddy Strong Boy,” and the perplexing, “Everything All Over Again.”
It’s good to hear that others experience this phenomenon
Posted by (Pix Smith) on April 22, 2009
My niece was repeating what her five year old sister said, over and over and over again. When the older one finally shouted, “Eliza, quit saying everything I say!” Eliza’s answer was , “Andress, that’s what three year olds do!”
I agree—the ability to reason and plan makes 3’s waaay more entertaining.