Observation!

T, K and I were lounging around when I suddenly decided to indulge in a spot of nagging ...with my husband. "You really need to cut your nails," I told K reprovingly as I eyed his hands.

T, never to be left out of any conversation promptly agreed: "Ya. Appa, your nails are looking like my mother's friends' nails!"

This was too hilarious because some of my friends do, indeed, have long (painted!) nails.

A 1000 years

I was feeding T her dinner and she was taking her own sweet time to chew her mouthfuls. A tedious affair it is, sometimes, to feed her meals. Then I thought for the umpteenth time, that at five and a half, she ought to be eating her meals by herself. (She knows how to -- it's just that this is the way she likes it).

I put on my best serious voice and asked her "T, when are you going to start eating on your own? Tell me."

T skipped a beat and then said, "After a thousand years!" I looked at her, but she had a straight face except for that tongue in her cheek...or was it just food??
We grinned at each other. Then I said, "Do you know how long a thousand years is?".
She smiled happily as if she were expecting such a question and said "I know. I won't be there, I will be gone. By then, I will be up in the sky. And you also. Then we will porandhify (be born) in some other families..."

And then, I persevered, "When are you going to eat on your own, T?"

She promptly replied this time: "Tomorrow!" and gave her what I call beatific smile.

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Profound!

Over the past year, I have been declared so by T: 'You're a bad mother!' and after receiving my unblinking glare, it has changed to: 'No, no, you are a GOOD mother...SWEEET mother!'. Other times, there have been a disgusted 'ARE you a mother?'

None of these I really care for, I have to say, coming from this little five year old. Now five and a half.

Today, she tells me, "Ma, don't think I am wrong..."
I said "Mmmm...?"
T continued in unwavering earnestness, "But I think you are the perfect mother for me!"

Way to go.

N or M?

T says 'Nusic' and 'Nusic Academies'
She also says 'Nobile'...

Never!

Never say never?
Well, T thinks 'never' is a stylish/effective 'NO!'.

T, will you come for a bath now?
T: Never!

T, will you clear up your things right now?
T: NEVER!

T, you have to stay at home and be good while Amma goes out for a meeting...
T: NEVER!

T, you have to wear this dress only today.
T: Never.

Am I ever going to explain the difference to her?
Never!

While I was sleeping

T was lounging next to me on the bed watching TV as I napped. After a while, I woke up to find that the TV had been switched off. I had no idea she knew how to do that! I asked her why she didn't ask me to switch off the TV for her, and she said:
"It's Ok ma, you were so sleepfull no, that's why.."
!!

Lipstick rules

Come December and it is music season. One evening, K, T and I were headed out for a concert -- we were to drop T off for a play date on the way.

I was seated in the backseat with T, and I soon took out my lipstick and gloss and began applying. T asked me, "What, why are you wearing lipstick and all now?' I stared at her unsure of an answer or suitable retort. She went on..."Why should you wear lipstick and all to these carnatic musics places?"

I have no idea what she thought of the 'Carnatic musics places' but clearly, they did not demand make-up in her 5 year old books!