Sunday, May 17, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Government
K-bao and K-Pop were at the mall today and fell into conversation about the government.
It started with K-bao asking how long it took for the mall to be built. "Years," replied K-Pop. Queried as to why so long, K-Pop found himself going through the complexities related to zoning, regulation and bureaucracy. This then snowballed into a conversation about laws, democracy and representative government.
K-bao listened intently for a while, digesting her first lesson in Political Science.
The first line out of her mouth was:
"Daddy, when I grow up I'm going to be the government and I'm going to boss you around."
Monday, May 4, 2015
No Food
K-Pop came home the other day famished, as he had managed to skip lunch again - something that happens not uncommonly in his busy days at work.
The first thing he saw, however, were the following little messages posted on the wall.
That's right, you read that correctly. "No food till you say Yes to chess," says one of them.
"Yes chess x 4 || No food" says another, in case the first one wasn't abundantly clear. To soften the tone of the messages, a little red heart was appended to each note.
The third note was of a similar vein, except it was printed audaciously on a card that included a message of "Who's the Sweetest?"
K-Pop didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The girl certainly knows how to ask for what she wants directly - perhaps a desirable characteristic. The pairing with a message that applied some extortionist pressure was, of course, a little less desirable.
In end end of course, K-Pop found himself sitting down to the chess board (with a bowl of rice in hand). Ask and ye shall receive.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Balm
Off to a weekend soccer game! K-bao puts on her fierce face, scaring even little sister C-bao.
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| "Nobody messes with MY sister...except me" |
Conversely, nothing quite guarantees obedience than threatening to take away said balm. And once confiscated, no other subject inspires quite as much nagging either until ownership is restored ("Oh please, please may I have my lip balm back? Pretty please? I'll do anything!"). Let's hope this is a quickly passing phase (but K-Pop isn't holding his breath).
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| "What, you thought these oiled lips fell from the sky?" |
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Doghouse
K-Pop came back the other day a few minutes later than he normally does.
The girls were already prepped for bed. Apparently, they were prepped for something else. While jumping on the bed together, the following chant rang through the house.
K-Mum: "When I say 'Daddy' you say 'Doghouse!' 'Daddy!'"
K-bao & C-bao: "Doghouse!"
K-Mum: "Daddy!"
K-bao & C-bao: "Doghouse!"
K-bao - of course - quickly took the baton and switched up the roles, initiating the cacophonous chorus with just her little sister.
K-bao: "When I say 'Daddy' you say 'Doghouse!' 'Daddy!'"
C-bao: (in a fobby accent) "Doghouse!"
K-bao: "Daddy!"
C-bao: "Doghouse!"
K-Pop looked on from his doghouse, without much to add to this interaction.
The girls were already prepped for bed. Apparently, they were prepped for something else. While jumping on the bed together, the following chant rang through the house.
K-Mum: "When I say 'Daddy' you say 'Doghouse!' 'Daddy!'"
K-bao & C-bao: "Doghouse!"
K-Mum: "Daddy!"
K-bao & C-bao: "Doghouse!"
K-bao - of course - quickly took the baton and switched up the roles, initiating the cacophonous chorus with just her little sister.
K-bao: "When I say 'Daddy' you say 'Doghouse!' 'Daddy!'"
C-bao: (in a fobby accent) "Doghouse!"
K-bao: "Daddy!"
C-bao: "Doghouse!"
(many giggles)
K-Pop looked on from his doghouse, without much to add to this interaction.
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