"Mommy, is our fish kosher?"
"Yes."
"Oh, too bad. I didn't want us to eat him."
******
(Speaking to a child who's been mentioning for days how much better things are at her friend M's house)
*child jumps on sleeping sisters*
"Stop that RIGHT NOW! Or you are going to be sleeping all alone in the play room!"
"Fooya! You're making my life annoying!"
"And what do you think you're doing? Are you making everyone's life nice right now, or are you making life difficult?"
"I'm making you a stupid life! *pause* If I lived at M's house, I would only sometimes make life stupid."
****
(D speaking to A in the middle of a game)
"Let's pretend that I'm the little sister, and you're the big sister."
"Yes."
"Oh, too bad. I didn't want us to eat him."
******
(Speaking to a child who's been mentioning for days how much better things are at her friend M's house)
*child jumps on sleeping sisters*
"Stop that RIGHT NOW! Or you are going to be sleeping all alone in the play room!"
"Fooya! You're making my life annoying!"
"And what do you think you're doing? Are you making everyone's life nice right now, or are you making life difficult?"
"I'm making you a stupid life! *pause* If I lived at M's house, I would only sometimes make life stupid."
****
(D speaking to A in the middle of a game)
"Let's pretend that I'm the little sister, and you're the big sister."
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