27 June 2008

How to be a Starfish

Life with an almost 4 year old: 

"I am going to show you how to be a starfish.  You lie on the ground like this.  Put your arms out.  Then you are a starfish.  Except starfish have more arms.  Now you do it."  

"I'll make a deal.  If you make me take a nap, you can't come to my birthday party."  

I didn't try to explain that this was actually a threat, not a deal.  Lucky for me, post-nap I was asked if I would wear a pink dress to her party.  She was astonished that I do not, in fact, own a pink dress.  I told her I would wear my best birthday party dress, with polka dots.  This satisfied her and I have been officially re-invited to the party.  



1 comment:

Sean said...

I hope one of you promptly corrected the other, that in fact, a Starfish doesn't exist. The animal to which you were attempting to refer is known as a "seastar".