55 Flash Fiction Friday: Van Gogh’s Blue Phase

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“You know what I love about the Smurf toddler pictures?”
“No, what?”
“I love that you sat back with the camera and just let her do her thing. Some parents get all bent out of shape about that kind of thing.”
“Well then I did a whole lot better than that…I gave her the pen.”

Everything is her canvas! Even the bottom of her feet!Everything is her canvas! Even the bottom of her feet!And the top of her feet.knees and toes, knees and toesAdmiring her workThis pen? No, I didn't touch *this* pen.

The story behind the 55 and a little beyond: Last weekend we had a day set aside for potty training. I barricaded Sophia and myself in our basement floor because it’s tiled and there is a bathroom. We played with the big LEGOS and read lots of books. We got bored after a while so I gave her a blue pen and paper. I knew she would draw on herself a little but I ignored it. I heard her drawing on the paper and after about a minute turned to look at her and there she was, Smurf toddler.

Shortly after the pictures, I sat her on the potty and read a few more books while she did nothing. She did the sign for dirty and wanted to wash her hands at the sink so I let her. A couple minutes later she came out saying, “wet, wet, wet”. I’m looking at her like, “no shit, you were just playing in the sink.” Then I saw the blue trail from the ink washing off the bottom of her feet.
“Oh, you peed?”
“Yes.”

Kurt got a little bent out of shape about Smurf toddler. He asked me if it was a special washable pen. I said, “It was a pen off your desk. I’m sure it’ll come off eventually.”

A little later Sophia peed in the potty. She sat on the potty for about 30 minutes while I read to her. She started to go and then looked at me, “uh oh, wet, wet,” and she tried to hold it. Then she saw my big smile and realized it was a good thing, “Yay! Are you peeing in the potty?”
“Yes” she smiled.

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12 thoughts on “55 Flash Fiction Friday: Van Gogh’s Blue Phase”

  1. Awww! Love the peeing in the potty smile! Way to go, Sophia! Also, I still love that you let her draw on herself. Sorry about the blue footprints on the floor. (I don’t know why you didn’t take a picture of them, though…)

    • smarmoofus – I should have, but I think I was more concerned with getting them cleaned up before she either spread it around more or slipped and fell.

    • Akelamalu – Thanks and yes they seem to enjoy using themselves as a canvas. I just hope it’s not a sign that she wants to be completely covered in tattoos. ;-)