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Blogs > THEpunkin > I am the original punkin!

THEpunkin 26F
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6/9/2022 4:48 pm
taking over (1 pic)
We went to visit a friend recently and without really planning to decided to spend the night. That meant I would need at least 1 blanket plus a couple of stuffed animals and probably a bedtime story read to me. Thankfully those things were either already with or sitting somewhere in the car.



While Daddy visited and discussed I sat on the couch watching<b> cartoons </font></b>and coloring. In our car we have the basics available for my use at any time. We’re talking sidewalk chalk and bubbles and crayons with coloring books plus a few bathtub toys and some form of sculpting clay. There’s a whole box that sits in the back seat dedicated to just my little needs and desires and it is always full and disorganized. Papa tries to get me to keep it nice and tidy but I’m bad at that.

At home our couch usually looks the same way. So does our bed. I kind of take over any space I am going to inhabit for more than a few hours so I am comfortable and can remain in my kiddo headspace. I get as immersive as I can with wardrobe and whatnot but being surrounded by the basics is usually enough. I mean I couldn’t sit on a couch with all of my stuff in the middle of a nightclub and feel little but I can in a restaurant. It’s not easy but I pull focus so my bubble of perception is as small and as close to me as possible. My awareness doesn’t get beyond the table or even my own body. I don’t drag blankets into a cafe but I will take a stuffed animal and ask for some crayons and a picture to color if they have them. Some places still do that you know and it makes me feel super small to sit there and color on a placemat in an establishment that serves food.

Being surrounded by and immersed in the things that make me feel small little is of utmost importance and our home reflects that. The outside world however does not and that includes the houses of our friends and family. Daddy tries to rarely ever take me anywhere I have to act or think grown up and I love him for that. When he does take me somewhere he either makes sure the setting is suitable for kiddos or makes adjustments to help me fit in better. Sometimes things work seamlessly and sometimes I have to make a place or moment my own. I kind of take over and my Father thinks it’s pretty cute.


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