Persist

persist, intransitive verb: to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning

The monkey is quite the persistent child. If she wants something, she will go back to it over and over and over again. I spend most of my day pulling her away from the dog's water bowl, the washing machine, and power outlets. She will pull open safety-latched drawers just enough to get her little fingers in there, and then pull as hard as she can. Today we went to story time at the library, and she kept running off throughout the room sticking her hands into everyone else's bags. One little girl had a toothbrush that the monkey decided she wanted, and it had to be put out of reach so that she would stop trying to take it from her. Another little girl had very appealing curly hair that the monkey wanted to touch and pull on.

It's a little exhausting, and it's hard to have a conversation with anyone because I'm constantly having to run off and pull the monkey away from something else she isn't supposed to be touching. Other kids seem content to play with their toys or sit with their mothers. Not my little monkey! At least I know she won't be prone to giving up on things when she's older.