Wednesday evening and Nia is all set to do some art project with me or just curl up and listen to a story, but mamma has something else in mind:
me: nia not tonight, pappa and me are going for a movie
nia: that's not fair
(seems like a standard response to everything i say or do these days - how come nobody warns us unsuspecting parents about fiery fives after terrible twos??)
me: sorry nia but you just have to read to yourself tonight
nia: from my birth till now (not a very long time we are talking about here - but for the little one, that's when civilization began!), we have gone to see only 2 movies together
me: no nia - 6
nia: ok mamma, 5 and that is final. and the number of movies that you and pappa go, even if i use all my fingers and aaaaaaaallllllllll my toes, i won't be able to count
me: nia its not my fault that they make fewer movies for kids and more movies for adults
nia: (with the most grieved expression on her face) how come EVERYTHING in this world is on the side of adults only????
Well, it's tough being a child!
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