Darth Vader with a cold

"Mummy", ventured the small philosopher.....

Hummmmmmm said I...

"How does Darth Vader blow his nose?"

umm?

"What happens when he gets a cold - how does he blow his nose?"

No amount of explaining how he breathes filtered air and is at the height of power as Dark Lord - so no germs or diseases would dare enter his immune system could placate her.

In the end I had to say - he doesn't have a nose darling.

"Oh!" said she..."Just like my Lego men. they don't have noses."

ummmmm - sort of.....

Cinderella story needs revamping

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After being told the story of Cinderella, Miss Lou asked me "Why did she have to marry that man?"
I must admit I am uncomfortable in retelling these papy stories which dis empower women... but if three year old can see its wrong.. maybe its time to rewrite them.

I answered, "Well, She was in love."

Miss Lou looks up at me with her big blue eyes "But she only met him the night before."

ummmmmm... time to rewrite the stories definitely.

Dancing Queen

Our Miss Lilly has taken to dancing like nothing else I have seen. She twirls and dances all day. Today she sat for an hour and watched an SBS special on world Ballet leads ( lots of interviews with the leads - but also examples of thier work)- I am not kidding.

part of her conversation with me about it included:

Boys are boring dancers. All they get to do is stand there and help the princesses ( the leads) twirl around.

hummmmmm

Why Dance?

Why do you like Dancing Miss Lilly?

I am doing it because you get to wear lipstick ( thats true) and wear beautiful beautiful dresses and look like a princess.

with reasons like that - what other motivation do you need?

Screaming explained

Daddy took Morgan and Lilly to a theme park on Saturday. Lilly is old enough and tall enough to go on a rollercoaster - which she adored!... and screamed very loudly on.

"Why are you screaming Lilly, are you scared?" says Daddy concerned.

"Because its fun, Daddy"

"what is darling?"

"I’m not scared its fun to scream. Do you want to scream with me?"

isn't she a treasure?

Make my dead flowers live again!

"Daddy will you buy me some more flowers. Mine are all dead."

They tend to do that honey...

"Can you make them live again - I don't like them all dead."

ahh the magic of Daddy - able to leap small buildings and reserect the dead.

Dressed in a handkerchief

"Lilly you are not going to go out wearing something smaller than my handkerchief, now go and change; get out of those heels and put on some sensible shoes."

This said by a gruff looking Daddy....

It was returend with a huffy look from Miss Lilly.

I just giggled and said to Age – You will be saying that from now till she is 21 you realize?

I am afraid I beleive I will be right on this one!!!