Charlotte: “I’m gonna tell you a secret.”
Me: “Ok.”
C: “Why did the duck cross the road?”
M: “Why?”
C: “To get hit by a car!”
—
Charlotte: “What we having for dinner?”
Me: “Chicken.”
Charlotte: “Mommy, what’s today?”
Me: “Wednesday.”
Charlotte: “I don’t like to eat chicken on Wednesdays. I only like chicken on Thursday.”
Me: “Oh I made a mistake, it’s Thursday.”
(pause)
Charlotte: “Mommy, I don’t like chicken on Thursdays.”
—
Charlotte: “Why is my poopoo brown?”
Jose: “Well, everybody’s poop is brown.”
Charlotte: “I want pink poopoo. I want beautiful poopoo.”
—
Me: “Charlotte, you are something else.”
Charlotte: “No, don’t call me that, call me princess Charlotte!”
Me: “Ok, princess Charlotte.”
Charlotte: “Call me bad Charlotte.”
Jose: “Ok, bad Charlotte.”
Charlotte (crying): “I don’t wanna be a bad Charlotte!!”
—
Me: “What do you want for snack?”
Charlotte: “Cheese.”
Me: “Sorry, we don’t have any cheese sticks.”
Charlotte: “Awwww but I want a beautiful snack.”
Me (laughing): “A beautiful snack? What’s a beautiful snack?”
Charlotte: “Cheese.”
—