Teo and Trains

Teo and Trains

At around two, Teo wanted me to play with his Thomas trains EVERY time I babysat. I kept trying to get him to play with other toys just to break the monotony for myself. But he kept wanting to go back to pushing his trains around the floor.

One day as I came into the room for another babysitting session, Teo looked up from his trains apprehensively. But I surprised him. I said: “Hi Teo — would you let me play Thomas trains with you?” His face lit up — he looked soooo happy — and he immediately assigned some trains to me. Suddenly I felt there was a new bond. A warm fuzzy feeling that came over me. I think Teo suddenly saw me as a special friend — after all, I ASKED to play trains with him! It seemed from that time on, he looked forward to my being there, even though he soon grew out of his total occupation with trains.