Bang! Bang! Bang! Then Elmo’s song came on again, followed by her little giggles and her feet rhythmically pounding on the back of my chair. I kept my eyes focused on the road, keeping my anger securely in control as Elmo’s singing stopped and she banged him once more on the side of her little chair. More giggles. Would it never end? “Hey, honey. Don’t you think Elmo is tired of singing?”
“No. Elmo loves to sing!” She cried, just loud enough to make me cringe. Then she started singing along, not knowing half of the words.
Just a half an hour more. Suddenly, I couldn’t hear Elmo’s singing anymore. I looked back, making sure she was alright. She was just staring at me.
“What’s the matter, honey?” I asked, not ready to more banging and singing.
“Mommy’s sad...” she said quietly.
I didn’t know what to say. Before I could think of something to reassure her, she spoke again.
“Here Mommy, Elmo will give you a hug.” She held her little toy out to me, leaning as far as she could in her little seat.
I looked back and picked him up, little tears forming in my eyes. “Thank you Mollie. Thank you so much.” And I hugged Elmo softly, watching my girl smiling in the rear view mirror.
“No. Elmo loves to sing!” She cried, just loud enough to make me cringe. Then she started singing along, not knowing half of the words.
Just a half an hour more. Suddenly, I couldn’t hear Elmo’s singing anymore. I looked back, making sure she was alright. She was just staring at me.
“What’s the matter, honey?” I asked, not ready to more banging and singing.
“Mommy’s sad...” she said quietly.
I didn’t know what to say. Before I could think of something to reassure her, she spoke again.
“Here Mommy, Elmo will give you a hug.” She held her little toy out to me, leaning as far as she could in her little seat.
I looked back and picked him up, little tears forming in my eyes. “Thank you Mollie. Thank you so much.” And I hugged Elmo softly, watching my girl smiling in the rear view mirror.
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