Friday, March 20, 2009

She wears a shirt!!

Manama, my 4 year old likes to wear and prance around in a princess costume that some one gave as a gift for Christmas. These dresses are frilly and generally bright colored. She likes it so much sometimes during weekends we cannot get her to change into any other clothes and it is a trial getting her into street clothes come Monday morning when it is time to go to school.

Last week she came down walking down the stairs and exclaimed "Am I not the most beauuuutiful girl you ever saw!!". Needless to say she is well known for her modesty.

Much as I love her, I could scarcely agree since that would mean facing the wrath of two other girls in the household.

So I told "You are very pretty, but I know two other pretty girls. Do you know who I am talking about?"

She thought very quickly and came up with two of her friends. I agreed with her that her friends were very pretty. I explained I was referring to her amma (mom) and akka (older sister). Ignoring my reference to my older daughter Manama focused her thoughts on my wife. Something clearly was wrong here.

"She is not a girl, she is a women"

So?

"She is a mom!!". The tone was clear. Dad, you don't get it do you?

She clinched the deal with this

"She wears a shirt!!"

Sorry honey I batted for you.