MADELEINE: Mommy? Are you FART-BARK?
After I read her two bedtime stories and we lay cuddling in her bed, she had lots to chatter about on the subject of Santa Claus.
MADELEINE: Mommy? But why does Julia's Little People Santa Claus say "Ho, ho, ho?"
ME: Why? Why do you think?
MADELEINE: Because I want him to.
ME: Well, isn't that what Santa says?
MADELEINE: (silent, contemplative) But...Santa Claus isn't a PIRATE.
(Random much??)
ME: He's not. That's true.
MADELEINE: So...why does he say "Ho ho ho?"
(Aha. I get it.)
ME: Pirates say "YO Ho Ho." Not "Ho ho ho."
MADELEINE: No. Pirates say "Ho ho ho." Or maybe they say "OH oh oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse opened sleigh."
(Okay, I *thought* I got it, but now I'm not so sure.)
ME: Oh. They do, huh?
MADELEINE: Yeah. But...Mom? That song SURE is a SNOW SONG!
Apparently the Santa Claus musings were not over, because after a few moments of laying beside me silently, Madeleine suddenly piped up with more.
MADELEINE: Mom? I look like I'm SANTA CLAUS.
ME: You do? What makes you look like Santa Claus?
MADELEINE: Um...my...my red things...and...and..my white things, and...and...my...my...my...my purple things.
ME: You look like Santa because of your red things and your white things and your purple things?
MADELEINE: Yeah. And my big, big sack with all the RAINBOW toys inside.
Well, if that isn't the most convincing argument for looking like Santa Claus, I'm not sure what is.
Take a look for yourself: Madeleine and Santa side by side. Can you even tell who is who??
Well, until next time, this is Fart-Bark signing off...
She's right on! (except for the new name) Santa and good pirates have a lot in common.
ReplyDeleteBAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This whole post literally made me laugh outloud. I do think Fart-Bark suits you though...it's very fitting of the activities that take up most of your time - farting and barking.
ReplyDeleteshe doesn't do that around us or is extremely careful
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