I feel like poor Bee’s been getting the shaft on the blog lately. I don’t mean to ignore her – it just happens sometimes that one child will be all shiny and bloggable one week and then the other pops up the next. It’s the way life goes sometimes and I just try to go with the flow.
Don’t worry – Bee made up for it tonight.
We were sitting down eating pizza on the floor in the living room, watching Dr. Quinn because Bee and I have resigned ourselves to riding out Gracie’s singular obsession. In any case, this particular episode was about one woman who was being beaten by her husband. Dr. Quinn passionately lectures her daughter that she should never let any boy or man hit her for any reason. So I did the “teachable moment” thing and told my girls the same thing.
Me: “Don’t you ever…” and then Bee finished what she thought was the logical conclusion…
Bee: “…hit boys.” That’s right. Because my girls know that we are far more kickass than any boy could ever be!
The second quotable moment happened later when we were all sitting around the table talking and eating dessert. (Apparently we do things backwards on pajama nights at my house – eat dinner in the living room in front of the TV and eat dessert around the table as a family.) Bee had selected pomegranate applesauce, a treat I had scored with triple coupons (FTW!).
Bee: Mommy, what is this made of?
Me: Pomegranates. Indian Apples. They’re the same thing. You know…
Bee: This is made from Indians?!!!
Me: No! Not from…
Bee, interrupting: Cool! Gracie, this is made from Indians…like E.T.!
Yep. First my 4-year-old was wise beyond her years in refusing to even think she was weaker than a boy. And then she took it all back in the next moment and acted like the silly little girl I love to adore. God, I love being a mom some nights!
January 26, 2011 at 8:32 am |
All well and good until she goes to school and tells people you ate Indians for dinner.
Love that she knows she shouldn’t hit boys. It makes them cry when you are stronger.
January 26, 2011 at 8:42 am |
Ewwwwww! lmao! I think i’m going to make them some power point presentations in between doing loads of laundry. One on the difference between Indians and Aliens and one on the difference between the ’80s and 1800′s =]
January 26, 2011 at 5:12 pm |
Good for Bee! she’s my kinda girl!