My oldest daughter is 3 years old, and I love having conversations with her. I have no idea what she will say, but I'm sure I'll be surprised.

Conversation #1
Daughter: I am the boss.
Mommy: No, you are not the boss. Mommy and Daddy are the boss. When you grow up and move out of the house you can be the boss.
Daughter: [pauses to think this over] When you Mommy and Daddy are old and have grey hair, I will be the boss.
Me: [stifles a giggle] Sure honey, as long as you change my Depends, you can be the boss.

Conversation #2 (while driving home from school)
Daughter: [staring out the window] Daddy, the moon is following us!
Me: [smiling] Oh yeah? You think so?
Daughter: [nods while staring at the moon] When we stop at the light, she says "She's stopped. She's round. She likes to be round."
Me: Yeah I think you're right.

Conversation #3 (while driving home from school again)
Me: Look sweety there's a rainbow.
Daughter: It has pink!
Me: [As the sun sets the rainbow disappears] Where did the rainbow go?
Daughter: I don't know
Me: Did you put it in your pocket?
Daughter: [smiling, checks her pocket] No it's not in my pocket.
Me: [Rainbow reappears] There it is, way up in the hills by the cows.
Daughter: [gazes for a moment] The rainbow doesn't like cows.
Me: Really? Why not?
Daughter: Because it is shy. So it will go way way up into the hills to hide.
Me: [As usual, never saw this coming] Oh ...

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Published: (2006-01-19 09:09:08.0)