YOUR Chinese Dream
11/14/04
Saturday morning, 7:22am, Lily woke me up and told me, "Mommy, I had a Chinese dream... I had five dreams."
"Tell me about them."
"One, two, three..."
I gave up. I was still sleepy, so I wished she wouldn't insist on getting up. She didn't.
"When I finish with your Chinese dream, I'll give it back to you, OK?"
I was really sleepy...
8:35, Lily stirred again. This time I was awake as well. So I asked her what happened in her Chinese dream.
"No! YOUR Chinese dream... There is Chinese, Chinese everywhere... So it is Chinese dream!"
She added :"Chinese sticker on his belly. That's so funny. Haha... Do you think it's funny? I think it's so, so funny... Stuck a sticker to his belly..."
3 yr 9m
Good Deal
11/13/04
Saturday, we had a late breakfast, late lunch...
Towards evening, I was trying to rearrange some furniture. Knowing I have enough leftover food for dinner, I was in no hurry for cooking.
Near 8:30pm, Lily came to me and said: "Mamà , You go cook dinner, ok?" This was unusual enough, since she always ask for candy when she is hungry. Then, she went on, as if she is try to offer me a good deal: "You go cook dinner, I come and sit down and eat, ok?!" She was nodding her head with great encouragement.
I must looked a bit surprised and amused. And for a moment, I was not moving. So Lily tried to push my hand, pointing me to the kitchen and said:"Go! Go, go..."
Ha, ha... Well, dinner was ready in three and half minutes. Funny how she tries to negotiate a dinner out of me. ;-)
3 yr 9m
Love
11/03/04
Last 2~3 days Lily was watching "Little Mermaid" 3~4 times. Tonight, she was engaged in other things.
When it was time to sleep, she wanted to take her big horse to bed. I granted her wish.
Two minutes into bed, Lily asked me a question out of nowhere:"Mamà , why Mermaid love Prince? Why she no love her father?"
"She loves her father too."
"But if he bring Prince home, Father will be angry!
:-("
Amazing how kids actually think about anything any moment.
Here is another moment that shows that I'm actually dumb. I don't know how to explain things to a three-year-old. I'm not sure if I could any time soon. I'd better think about it now and get ready.
Really, fathers often do, even mothers. They should know, how their Lilyko thinks about this matter even at this age. Shouldn't it be a comfort? Shouldn't it make them be more gentle and sensitive to the daughter's feelings, in the future?
3 yr 9m
