Madeleine, putting a dark spin on a theretofore normal conversation, as usual:
MADELEINE: Mama? When I was in preschool, I used to think that you could only have ONE best friend.
ME: No, you can have lots!
MADELEINE: Yeah, now I have lots of best friends.
ME: So do I. My best, best friend is Daddy, but I have other best friends too, like Neva, and my sisters.
MADELEINE: And Mama? Are me and Julia your best, best, BEST friends?
ME: Yes! You are.
MADELEINE: Yeah. And Yiayia, of COURSE, because she's your mommy. And...of COURSE your Dad must be your best friend, because...you know.
(Because he died? Yep. That's what she was thinking.)
ME: Yes, I really miss Grandpa.
MADELEINE: Mama? I wish I could meet ALL the people from your family that died out.
ME: Me too. I wish you could meet Grandpa, because he would have LOVED you.
MADELEINE: Yeah. I have lots more grandpas than I think I have, because...some of them died out!
Yes, that branch of grandfathers that has, sadly, gone extinct. Like the dinosaurs.
On another note, Julia herself made a comment on Madeleine's somewhat macabre sense of artistic style.
JULIA: Mommy? Remember that song "Five Little Laps" that Madeleine made up?
ME: Yup.
JULIA: I don't know why, but I always just picture, like, these DISEMBODIED laps floating around when I hear that song!
Disembodied laps are certainly Madeleine's style, so I think Julia's mental imagery hits the mark.
Yeah. I was really sad when my dad died out.
ReplyDelete