A Lump in the Throat

Conversations with my daughter #32

Me: Tell me about the story you are going to write?
Milla: This is the title and it's is called Transforming Girl.  And these are the characters Davie Jones, Jack Sparrow, Jack Sparrow's Dad and a mermaid Princess.  A mermaid princess, she's called Serica.  And who else is in, the princess of warriors and Princess Mononki, and I don't know her name but it's an alien and I think she's called Aloe Vera.  And, what else was I thinking and Branzilla's.
Me: What are Branzilla's?
Milla: Their doll's I've seen them in the window.  And what else, I can't remember they have pets.  Do any people copy you?
Me: I'm not good enough yet to be copied.
Milla: Why?
Me: People only copy people if they are good.
Milla: The evillest and the prince, and all Disney princess.
Me: What's going to happen?
Milla: We'll do that another day, these are just the characters, I need the toilet.

 (Milla comes into the room holding a flyer from LoveFilm)
Milla: I'd like to see that film.
Me: Desperate Housewives?  Really?  Why?
Milla: They look like they're ready for fighting.  I know what they're desperate for,  They're desperate for fighting.

Conversations with my daughter #30

Milla: What are those bumps round your nipples?
Me: It's part of the areola.  It's the bit that's round your nipple.
Milla: Is it like the rings on tree's and if you count them you can tell how old you are?

Conversations with my daughter #30

Milla: I am the Princess of Love and the Queen of Winter.
Me: Do you grant wishes?
Milla: Yes.  (Whispering) But wish for a daughter, I can do that easily.

Conversations with my daughter #29

Me: I was just thinking about how much I am going to miss you the days I don't have you over Christmas.

Milla: Well, you could tidy your room.

Conversations with my daughter #28

Me: (singing) Now I know how Joan or Arc felt, now I know how Joan of Arc felt.
Milla: How did Joan of Arc feel?
Me: Quite hot at the end I imagine.
Milla: Was that your song?  Did you make it up?
Me: No it was made up by a man called Morrissey, who you'll probably like a lot when you are a teenager.
Milla: Do you like him?
Me: I used to like him a lot.  He's a very good lyricist.

Conversations with my daughter #27

 A plate of Mousaka is put in front of Milla
Milla: I won't eat that!
Me: Why
Milla: Looks like...frog burp!

Conversations with my daughter #26

 (The starting credits of Superman have just finished)
Milla: Is that the end of the film?
Me: No.  It's just the start.
Milla: That's good.  That would have been a boring film.  Especially for people who can't read, like me.  I can't read.  I don't have the time.

Conversations with my daughter #25

Milla: Get that for me.
Me: Milla do you just not think I deserve to have the word please used with me?
Milla: No, you don't deserve it because you don't have a magnet that sticks thing together, you don't let me wear high heels and you don't let me go to your festibal.

Conversations with my daughter #24

Me: What shall we read for your bedtime story tonight?
Milla: (whispers)  Your poems.
Me: Really?!
Milla: No, I just couldn't think what to say, so I said that.