Ammusings - 6!!

Our little Ammu is growing and will be turning 8 in a couple of weeks. I see her losing her innocence slowly as we gradually inch towards more conversations than observations. Not sure if I will be doing a conversation series but here are a few musings before the innocence completely goes away. :)

This was almost a couple of years back. We were driving and I point to her:

 "Ammu, this is Sunflower"

Sunflower?

"Yes, they turn in the direction of the Sun."

"Amma, they are dancing! That is their exercise Amma"

and she giggles

I giggle too :)

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As soon as I reach home, Ammu was ready to be dropped at a class. I gave few instructions to S to complete pending tasks. She heard me muttering to myself...so many things to do..

Then she says: "Yes Amma because you are a mom"

Me: Ya

A: Amma, I think if you are in ammamma's tummy and if you are a baby; maybe you will think, I want to be a boy.

Me: Why do you think I would think like that?

She goes on to recite the exhaustive list of chores I manage to do in a day right from packing lunches in the morning to cleaning up the kitchen at night. If you are a boy, you don't have to do all of this stuff.
I sigh!
A: I don't want to be a girl
Me: Why?
A: Because when I grow up, I have to become a mother and then I have to do lots of work like you.
Me: Ummm...I distracted her and changed the topic for a later discussion.

Only if we had a chance to do that? 😊

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We both sit at the main entrance to enjoy the warmth of the evening sun. (Read as Heat 😉). 

Me: "Ammu, Did you know your friend xxxxx has her dinner by 6.30 PM?"

Ammu in her cockiest voice: "What kind of dinner is that? at 6.30 PM? 

And then she sleeps at 7:00 PM?" (Not sure if it was mockery)

Me: "Maybe"

A: "So, she sleeps for 12 hours?"

Me: "I think so.."

(The cockiness continues...)

A:"But I don't want to do that. Because...(pauses) I want to be free (She meant play time)

Amma, This is not a Prison.This is Freedom"....giggles

I look at her. She smiles and says, nobody can be the boss. Stretches her arms wide and repeats..."this is Freedom."
I roll my eyes and see where this is going. 😊
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Ammu on the last day of school: "Amma, I will miss all my BFFS"
S asks her, what is a BFF?
Nanna, "you don't know a BFF?
It's best friend forever..I also know what is LOL"
S: and what is that?
Ammu: "laugh out loud. I made up a new one"
S: what is that?
Ammu: "SBB"
Me: "What is SBB? I never heard of that"
Ammu: "Yeah, because I made it.
Stop being bossy!"
It was our turn to LOL.....