Ask a Three-Year-Old: Purpose

by A Three-Year-Old

Dear Three-Year-Old,

How do I become someone I want to be? I used to be inspired and have purpose and see magic in every day, then I just sort of got lost in the details.

— Worried

Dear Worried,

Don’t worry! It’s okay. It’s a good idea to have lots of different jobs. I have lots of jobs: taking care of my cat Taffy and my dogs and gorilla and bat and bunny and all my animals, taking naps, eating with my fork and spoon, fixing my Mommy’s hair, making my baby laugh. Also I’m a forehead-doctor. And sometimes I’m a jaguar or Vicky the Vole or Grandpa or Joyce Carol Oates.

Yesterday I asked my Mommy to put my hair in a ponytail, even though I don’t like ponytails. And she did. And, finally, I was a Halloween penguin.

Do you ever wear your hair in a ponytail? You can be a Halloween penguin, too. For realsies! You have to wear black and white, and a ponytail, and you can go get candy even when it’s cold. BRRRRR, it is SO COLD. Let’s go, come on!

Love,
Three-Year-Old

Previously: Doing the Right Thing

Photo of a different three-year-old via benmcleod/flickr.

The three-year-old is three years old. Do you have any questions for a three-year-old?