Power Puff Girls...and More

Madeleine currently has two obsessions: the tv show "Power Puff Girls," and (as is the case EVERY Easter) "Jesus Christ Superstar."  Often, these obsessions collide in a very imaginative - and very weird - way.

The other day, Madeleine was racing around back and forth in the dining room.  I assumed she was just feeling excited about Easter, as she had previously been telling me how she can't WAIT until Easter.  (And just to clarify, we Greek Orthodox Rowe girls have to wait until this coming Sunday to celebrate our Easter.)  As Madeleine sailed around the dining room, Ethan poked his head in to see what on earth the commotion was about.

ETHAN: What are you doing, Madeleine??
MADELEINE: (obliviously continuing her prancing, making sound effects)
ME: She's being excited about Easter.
MADELEINE: (stopping dead in her tracks) No I'm not!  That's not what I'm doing!
ME: Oh.  What are you doing, then?
MADELEINE: Remember??  I'm playing Jesus Power Puff girls!

Ohhh.  Duh.  How could I not realize that she was playing Jesus Power Puff girls??  Who *doesn't* immediately connect the Power Puff girls with Christ on the cross, after all?
 
Clearly, Madeleine associates these two things very strongly.  Yesterday, while we were at the Y watching Julia's swim team practice, Madeleine was entertaining herself by playing with her magnetic fairies.  However, it turns out her fairy play was actually WAY more than just fairy play. 

ME: Madeleine, what are you playing?
MADELEINE: Power Puff Fairies!
ME: Oh, that sounds fun!
MADELEINE: And Mama?  I'm pretending there's a big red monster, and he took over Bubbles!
ME: Oh, really?
MADELEINE: Yeah.  And Mama?  I named him Victorian.
ME: Victorian, huh?
MADELEINE: Yeah.  And Mama.  I'm also pretending that Jesus is there, and He's nailed to the CROSS.
ME: Oh, Jesus is there too?
MADELEINE: And Mama.  The red monster took over Bubbles, and he made Bubbles say "Looook Jesus, you have companyyyyy!"  And Victorian was going to make Bubbles hang her sisters on the cross TOO.

I really wonder what all the other swim team parents sitting around us made of that.  Don't worry, folks.  My kid's just an imaginative child who likes to play crucifixion games.  No biggie.