Since Madeleine wants to do EVERYTHING that her big sister does, it is no surprise that she has now taken to doing Gallop Time through the living room, down the hallway, and back. However, today was the first occasion on which Madeleine decided to gallop WITHOUT Julia having started it first. In this instance, I was giving Julia a piano lesson, and we had this distracting thumpiness going on in the background:
Julia had trouble handling the fact that Madeleine was galloping, but not because it was breaking her concentration at the piano.
JULIA: Mommy! I don't want Madeleine galloping! *I'm* the one who MADE UP galloping, and I don't want Madeleine doing it ALONE!
Now, while Madeleine is clearly imitating her sister in actions, she is not necessarily doing so in thoughts. It turns out that Madeleine, unlike her sister, does NOT think about the imaginary Mintz family while she gallops.
JULIA: Madeleine?? What do you think about when you gallop?
MADELEINE: (delightedly) Nothing!!
JULIA: (disappointed) Oh.
Cheer up, Jules. YOU'RE the one who made up the Mintz, so at least you don't have to worry about Madeleine thinking about them ALONE.
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