Delia's Dichotomy

How can a girl...

-who happily jumps off of things taller than her (including the top bunk, once)

-who plunges her arm, up the elbow (higher if I didn't grab her), into each fountain we pass in Yerba Buena

-who loves to play with bugs and has to be told, "Please leave that bee alone"

-who strikes up conversations with random strangers

-who takes off to hug each dog she sees (even ran after a coyote, once)

-who heads straight for the tallest slides and climbing ladders at the park

-who doesn't seem to have a good enough grasp of remorse because we can't find a punishment effective enough

-who can't be wrestled hard enough, flung upside-down vigorously enough or swung around enough dizzying times

. Still be scared to tears of:

-the bubbles I blow when chewing gum

-"The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps" song from Veggie Tales

-clowns and mascots

-the flush in a public potty

-rides

-a butterfly landing on or near her

-bouncy houses

-the Flubber when it "stretches too much" or "is squeaky"

-the gong-playing gorilla in her ABC Animal Orchestra book?

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I don't get it.