Blinds and Patience When reflecting on their toddler years, many people have stories about their strange and funny antics. My toddler years are no exception. One of the funniest and most regretted incidents involved nap time, a set of blinds covering the window, and me, a young child as restless as a family who have just finished a long road trip in the car. I would refuse to take naps, and instead I would entertain myself by reaching for the different objects I could see from my bed. My main fascination, however, was not on the Disney princess coloring books or the thought of eating frosted animal crackers afterwards, but lay on the metal blinds which hung over the window. The irony was that they were supposed to keep the light out as I slept during the day, but served only as a distraction from their main purpose. They were forbidden for me to touch, but somehow, i would bend them, usually until they were broken. My mother, who forbade me to mess with the blinds, like Atticus Finch from the book To Kill a Mockingbird told Jem and Scout to leave Boo Radley alone, caught me one particular day as I escaped from my bed, crawled across the floor to the window, and made my attempt at avoiding a nap. When she found me out of the bed and breaking the blinds, she scolded me, put me back where was supposed to be and left the room. …show more content…
However, she apologized to me, saying: “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lost my patience with you,” and “I hope you can forgive me.” I looked at her, still upset, but feeling better, and sincerely stated that I would “help her find it.” A look of confusion crossed her face. When she asked me what I meant what I had said, I replied with, “Your patience. You said you lost it.” My mother thought it was hilarious, and began telling our extended family, which now has become an ongoing