Okay, I know, I’m supposed to be discussing relationships and being observational and helpful. I just have to be completely off topic, though, and tell you about a funny situation.
Today I took in two pairs of shoes to be repaired (VERY disappointed in a certain designer, since they we both from HIS collections). There is a very nice pet shop in the mall that I went to, so of course my younger daughter wanted to go have a look. There was the biggest, fattest guinea pig I have ever seen, and my child fell in love.
We have explained to this child at least a hundred times that a rodent, no matter what the size, will not survive in this household. We have three cats, two of which have displayed amazing killer instincts and reactions. The third one is really fat and eats anything. A rodent would survive about five minutes in my house. She understands this, so there is never a real problem when we say “no”.
After we left the mall and were getting in the car, a weird little gruff voice from the back seat said, “I WANT A GUINEA PIG”! It was strange because it reminded me of Regan from The Exorcist. My husband and I, being used to this child’s idiocyncracies (and knowing that genetically she is half mine), giggled a little and pretty much ignored this. So again, the possessed voice from the back seat said “I WANT A GUINEA PIG. ONE THAT IS FIVE TIMES FATTER THAN THEODORE”. Parents reading this may understand the Simon and the Chipmunks reference, the rest of you think back to your childhood.
Anyway, again, ignoring the bad behaviour while giggling, we were trying to figure out what to do the rest of the day. I asked the demon in the backseat what she wanted to do and received the reply ” STEAL A GUINEA PIG”. How do you not bust up laughing? I know my child is horribly precocious, but come on, how do you not not break into hysterics when you hear something like that?
It is now about eight hours later and I am still giggling over this. Again, I am going to ask people, when do you ever think you hear something like that? Having a conversation with a child is so magical and engaging sometimes. It reminds me to capture those moments in my mind and save them forever.