For those of you following the epic story of Jane's Beloved Binky, it has at last come to an end. As you can see in the following picture, Jane successfully chewed her Binky down to less than a stub. There is literally nothing left to chew...
We warned her multiple times that if she continued to chew on it, that it would be "broken"... and she acknowledged that she understood. She is familiar with the term, because in the past when things have broken, (such as a balloon, and a rubber bouncy ball) we have had her put it in the trashcan herself, so that she would understand. Then, whenever she asks for the (broken) item later, we remind her that she threw it away. So for about a week, we let her keep her binky in this pitiful state. She would still ask for it before bed, and then hold it and lick it while going to sleep (strange??). Tonight we decided it had to stop, simply because if she was still attached to it, then it would be a very bad thing (for all of us) if it got lost and there was no replacement. Not to mention the fact that the practice of broken-binky-licking is a little weird.
She needs closure.
So we had her throw it away.**
She understood what was happening, because she was very somber and hesitant....
And it was very sad.
The end.
(** the Beloved Binky was secretly rescued a little while later. It will be kept in hiding for sentimental purposes**)
We warned her multiple times that if she continued to chew on it, that it would be "broken"... and she acknowledged that she understood. She is familiar with the term, because in the past when things have broken, (such as a balloon, and a rubber bouncy ball) we have had her put it in the trashcan herself, so that she would understand. Then, whenever she asks for the (broken) item later, we remind her that she threw it away. So for about a week, we let her keep her binky in this pitiful state. She would still ask for it before bed, and then hold it and lick it while going to sleep (strange??). Tonight we decided it had to stop, simply because if she was still attached to it, then it would be a very bad thing (for all of us) if it got lost and there was no replacement. Not to mention the fact that the practice of broken-binky-licking is a little weird.
She needs closure.
So we had her throw it away.**
She understood what was happening, because she was very somber and hesitant....
And it was very sad.
The end.
(** the Beloved Binky was secretly rescued a little while later. It will be kept in hiding for sentimental purposes**)
3 comments:
I remember the tiny piece of blanky that Jessica finally let go of. Started out as her fave big blanky...and gradually it was cut down to a small piece...and that got so nasty looking that it had to go.
She survived...
Oh Jenny, that makes me very sad...Poor, broken, binky and poor Jane...They are getting big so fast...
I like that it was secretly rescued...won't THAT be something to show her when she gets older! :oP
I also like how you had HER throw it away...sounds like a good way to teach responsibility with "breaking" things and then having to throw them away.
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