I'm not sure where Mazzy gets it (certainly not from me), but she is ONE TOUGH KID.
She falls down and picks herself right back up (thanks to a "shake it off" technique my husband initiated when she was barely a month old), she fearlessly introduces herself to Clifford-size canines on the street (even though her mother is cowering behind her), and every time she sees a group of kids twice her size, she makes her way into the pack and eventually tries to boss them around (with varying degrees of success).
This weekend, we took Mazzy to the Queens County Fair, where she went on every ride that permitted a person of her size and also competed in her FIRST EVER potato sack race— against a bunch of 17-year-olds no less.
Or just really tall 10-year-olds…
I wish I could say Mazzy won the race, but my sweet pea came in DEAD LAST. I think most of the kids finished before she even started.
But that wasn't the impressive part.
You know how most normal people, upon realizing they are totally defeated, will give up to save face? But SUPER AWESOME PEOPLE who want to prove things to THEMSELVES as opposed to caring what OTHER people think, will finish no matter how humilating their elongated journey might be? Like marathon runners who cross the finsh line after dark or Biggest Loser contestants who would rather be carried by their competitors to complete the challenge than drop out?
That was Mazzy in the potato sack race.
It was not about winning— it was about FINISHING WHAT SHE STARTED. And she did it without Jillian Michaels screaming at her about deep-seeded issues she would rather not have discussed on national television.
Don't worry. There is video. (With additional footage of Mazzy breaking branches over the back of her neck and climbing to the top of this ridiculously tall pyramid at Sesame Place with a diaper so full it was hanging out the back of her shorts and must have added at least 10 pounds.)
BEHOLD— my fearless, tenacious, tough little toddler.
World's Toughest Toddler from Ilana W on Vimeo.
Note: Footage obviously sped up for the pyramid climbing part. Just because I know your time is valuable, not because I am trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes or anything.
Thanks all because that. Now i miss anyone
The pyramid climbing was awesome!!
what an awesome video!! i think mazzy would have the most awesome time with my little one. they’re about the same age and mine’s pretty damn fearless as well.
This was the cutest! I hope my daughter will be this fearless when she’s Mazzy’s age! If that had been me, I would’ve been crying by the second fall and had to be taken home before any more shenanigans could take place for the day!
Having a fearless daughter is awesome. I have one of those (she is 8 and plays football – tackle football, that is). She is tough, fearless and tenacious. It will serve them well as they grow.
Great video!
Fearless. Like her mother.
Aww, that was so cute!! I also had to laugh because I lived in Philly for 2 years (now South Jersey, so still the Philly area) and they use the Rocky theme for EVERYTHING around here. LOL. Your daughter really is awesome! I’m looking forward to reading about what daughter #2 is like.
OK, don’t laugh, but I actually got a little teary-eyed for her tenacity during that potato sack race. Thought it may have also had to do with the fact that it was set to the Rocky theme, which just makes everything more awesomely emotional.
I never had moxie as a kid. I quit things I wasn’t good at, assuming I even had the guts to try them in the first place. So, Lil’ Bit’s fearlessness is a source of great pride for me, even as I wonder where (or from whom) she gets.
Talk about determination! My just-turned 3-year-old thought that video was awesome. She keeps asking me repeatedly if she can come play with ‘that little girl.’
She’s awesome.
lol. I totally did too. Thank you PMS.
She’s incredible – couldn’t help laughing with joy at her feats of strength, endurance and tenacity.
Hahaha! SO adorable! There’s nothing like teaching your girls to be tough, fearless little cookies!
Wow, I am THOROUGHLY impressed by Mazzy finishing that potato sack race, not asking for help or crying about it! And who taught her to break sticks on her neck? Hilarious! And wow, up that tent!! Mazzy is my hero.