I must say I think I have a bit of a complex... well I probably have several, but I am referring to one type of complex in particular. I will call this complex the “Can’t-Stand-Anything-Missing-From-The-Set” Complex. I’m sure some of you would be able to emphathise. I’ve had this complex for years, but today, it seems like all the sets are out to get me...
I’m packing away the blocks. There are 48 blocks. They all fit perfectly in their box so I know if they are all there or not. I get to the top layer and all is going well. I glance around at the left over blocks. My head tells me something is not right and soon my fears are realised...
There is a block missing.
I breathe deeply and assess the playroom. It could be under that toy. I look and it’s not there. Remain calm. I keep looking under toys until I have to assume it is not in this room. I will have to keep looking for it throughout the day. And no matter what else enters my head during the afternoon, I will still remember that I haven’t yet found the block.
There is a block missing.
I breathe deeply and assess the playroom. It could be under that toy. I look and it’s not there. Remain calm. I keep looking under toys until I have to assume it is not in this room. I will have to keep looking for it throughout the day. And no matter what else enters my head during the afternoon, I will still remember that I haven’t yet found the block.
"I breathe deeply and assess the playroom. It could be under that toy. I look and it's not there. Remain calm."
There are also other similar issues occurring today. I have a set of 30 connector pen textas. Rascal likes to pull them apart and I was letting her do that earlier this morning. Just now, I put them all back together. There are only 29 and I have looked everywhere for the other but to no avail!
And so goes the story of my putting-away time. 16 parts to the toy train. Check. 6 books in the Nursery Rhyme set, 4 pairs of animals in the Noah’s ark set + Noah himself of course. Check. 4 cups, large and small plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups and mugs in the toy dish set. Oh no, there are still some missing! There is 1 fork, 2 large plates and a cup missing. I will have to address this sometime soon...
The only solution to this problem is to buy nothing in sets. I need to just buy one of everything. But this will never happen, so I will have to resign myself to always being worried when there is one thing missing!
Libby :)
The only solution to this problem is to buy nothing in sets. I need to just buy one of everything. But this will never happen, so I will have to resign myself to always being worried when there is one thing missing!
Libby :)
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