If you give a Claire some toys

If you give a Claire some toys,

She'll ignore them to play with a water bottle and some wipes (way more interesting).


This will remind her that she hasn't urped on anything of yours recently,

so she'll go find your keys (or shoes, or purse, etc.)


After urping, she'll decide that she's hungry, so she'll want a snack.

Unless it's vegetables. Then she'll suck her bottom lip in for defense against possible invasion.


Eating will remind her of how tasty her fingers are, so she'll suck on those and get baby food everywhere.

All that cleaning will make her tired, so she'll want to take a nap.

Her dad will offer to help her sleep, but he'll fall asleep instead.


So then she'll want to be left alone with her blanket and giraffe, and stare you down until you leave.

When she wakes up, she'll want to go for a ride, and of course she'll want to ride in the trunk.

When you refuse, she'll put on her sunglasses and sulk.

But when she sees the swings she'll forget she's mad and want to play.

And play.

And play.

And play.

Everything will be fascinating or funny.

Until all of a sudden it's not.

She'll find comfort in trying to eat anything that looks like it might be food,

and then she'll probably want to be left alone.

So you'll give her some toys. And chances are, if you give a Claire some toys...

She'll ignore them to play with something else.