Conversations...

...with a three year old!

C:  Hey, where's the dish that ryhmes with that fish?  Could you tell me where it is?

Mom: Well, I have a dish (pointing to my bowl).  Do you have a dish? (pointing to his plate)

C:  Oh, yes I do.  We could get a fish like this fish (in magazine) and put him in a bowl.  Could we do that please?  Could we?

Mom:  Hmm...maybe we could talk to Daddy and see if you could get a pet fish when we move to Maryland.  Would you like to have a pet fish?

C:  Yes, I would.  I will get a fish and keep him in a bowl. 

Mom:  And you could feed him every day.

C:  Yeah.  And I will eat that fish.

Mom:  You can't eat your pet fish.  He's your pet.  You have to take care of him and feed him and watch him swim around.

C:  Could you tell me that story Mom?

Mom:  What story?

C:  That story about how kids can't eat their pet fish?

Mom:  When you have a pet fish, you can't eat it.  You feed it and keep its bowl clean and watch it swim around.

C:  Oh, right.  I will eat a owl!  Could I do that please, oh please?  When I move to Maryland could I do that?

Mom:  Umm...

C:  That owl will fly in our house and we will put him in our oven and eat him.  Could I do that please?

Mom:  Well...

C:  I will eat bats and owls!!  Can I do that?

Mom:  If we ever eat at a place that serves owls and bats then you could order them.  Ok?

C:  Ok, I will.

Mom:  You won't even eat vegetables and you're going to eat an owl?

C:  Yes, I can!