In the dark sitting on side of your bed…
L: Mom
K: Yes?
L: You’re a big girl? Yeah?
K: Yes.
L: You use scissors?
K: (laugh) Yes
L: You stronger?
K: Yes
L: You have brawls?
K: Brawls? What?
L: Brawls? You wear them yes?
K: Oh bras. Yes. I wear bras.
L: You chew gum…(latest obsession) like a big girl?
K: Yes
L: Lili chew gum? No?
K: No. When you get bigger.
L: BUT I’M BIG!
K: You are bigger but you can’t chew gum
L: But I LOVE IT!
K: (laughing) You don’t even know what it tastes like how do you know you love it?!
L: (laughing) I just know Mom
When E was 21/2 he loved gum…occasionally he was allowed to have a small piece…His Dad remarked, “He’d trade us all in for a stick of gum!”