Changeling

August 5th, 2009

Full moon here, and Vibble’s been with us long enough now for the pattern to be undeniable: She is a werewolf. Tonight it took me two-plus hours to get her to sleep. My mother is here, but Vibb would have no part of anyone but me touching her after her PJs were on. This happens sometimes, no big deal, but her behavior was erratic and intense. Sleepy, whiny, suddenly energetic, talkative, then lolling, then climby … clearly under the influence of forces that had taken possession of the poor child. And then there is the fur. I haven’t mentioned the fur on this blog yet, but there it is: She has fur on her back and on the backs of her shoulders. It’s soft and black, strange and cute, and when you combine it with the fact she is quite off—quite not-herself—every full moon, it can’t be denied. We need a Nuk made of a silver bullet for these occasions.

In a related sidenote, the ear thing … When she is sleepy, Violet reaches for Steve’s ear (or down my shirt for a nipple to tweak, but that’s more common and less relevant to this particular story). She is often forceful in moving his head to one side or the other to allow herself access to an ear. This is how we really know when she’s tired—you pick her up, and she shoves your face aside so she can rub your earlobe between her fingers. Right now Steve is in New Orleans, and this evening during part of my lengthy and varied efforts to get the kid down for the night, Linus climbed onto my stomach. Violet responded by forcefully moving his head so she could access his ear, which she began to fondle. Linus objected, shook himself free, but the child reined him in with another forceful yanking of the face. They went back and forth a few times before Vibble sort of won, and Linus submitted, albeit somewhat tensely, to her ear-tweaking. Some kids suck their thumbs. Ours rubs the cat’s ear. And has fur.

2 Responses to “Changeling”

  1. Scrubbed Innocence Says:

    She is a water baby, yes? Aquarius?

    My baby (Yin Yin) brought a live but loudly dying bird into the house last night and played with it, successfully evading my shooing, for nearly 30 minutes until I finally had to swat the poor thing to death with a broom. Luckily I have a strong swat.

    Yin likes to suck on earlobes, nipples, and pinkie fingers and toes–whatever happens to be poking out from under the covers.

    I think Vibb’s too cute to be a werewolf. Probably just a feisty kitten. A real Thriller, either way. ;)

  2. Susan Says:

    Asha pinches my elbow. It has to be the elbow. When she wants it she will chant, “elbow mommy elbow mommy elbow mommy.” WTF?

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