Mama, I wonder how small an ant is to God. Jonathan in the car, casually, like he was asking me about what we were having for lunch.
Mama, there is this boy at school that everyone is in love with. I'm not even kidding. Everyone, even the BOYS. I am in love with him too.
Me: No, you aren't, Anna. You are NOT in love... You don't even know what that means.
A: YES I DO! It means you want to marry him when you grow up.
Me: No, you aren't getting married!
A: Yes, I am! To, C. from school! But not till we are grown ups! (With a major hint of DUH in her voice.)I start to tell her that she should set her sights on someone that the entire preschool class isn't in love with... How will she ever compete? But then I realize this is inappropriate on several levels. And this is Anna... have you seen her? Cause she is gorgeous.
Jonathan leans over to take a drink out of my Coke. I screech at him, NOOO! (mostly because I wanted to avoid catching his puking virus from yesterday).
He looks at me calmly, and says, what is the matter?
I take my straw out and put another one in, telling him about viruses and also the issue of Coke being bad for him. Being Jonathan, he asks, logically, without a hint of attitude, Well, then why do you drink it?
I reply, Because I am a grown-up! I can make my own bad choices! When you grow up, you can make bad choices, too!
He just blinks at me calmy and then turns away, saying nothing. Just like his Daddy.
Mama, there is this boy at school that everyone is in love with. I'm not even kidding. Everyone, even the BOYS. I am in love with him too.
Me: No, you aren't, Anna. You are NOT in love... You don't even know what that means.
A: YES I DO! It means you want to marry him when you grow up.
Me: No, you aren't getting married!
A: Yes, I am! To, C. from school! But not till we are grown ups! (With a major hint of DUH in her voice.)I start to tell her that she should set her sights on someone that the entire preschool class isn't in love with... How will she ever compete? But then I realize this is inappropriate on several levels. And this is Anna... have you seen her? Cause she is gorgeous.
Jonathan leans over to take a drink out of my Coke. I screech at him, NOOO! (mostly because I wanted to avoid catching his puking virus from yesterday).
He looks at me calmly, and says, what is the matter?
I take my straw out and put another one in, telling him about viruses and also the issue of Coke being bad for him. Being Jonathan, he asks, logically, without a hint of attitude, Well, then why do you drink it?
I reply, Because I am a grown-up! I can make my own bad choices! When you grow up, you can make bad choices, too!
He just blinks at me calmy and then turns away, saying nothing. Just like his Daddy.
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