Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

I just wanted to share a funny story about my 3 year old daughter Mary. I overheard a conversation between her and her father the other night that had me laughing out load.

Mary was telling her little brother to stop doing something and then David said, "Mary you are not the boss...mommy and daddy are". She started crying and came running to me to tell on him. She said, "Daddy hurt my feelings" (her favorite line these days). I asked her why and she said...."Because he said I'm not the boss!".

I comforted her with a hug and then mirrored back to her what she had just told me..."So, daddy hurt your feelings because he said you're not the boss?". "Yeah", she replied. I proceeded to tell her that her father was right. Then she cried again. I said, "Did you think you were the boss?". "YES", she answered.

This is funny to me because she genuinely thought that she was running the show and was truly hurt when she learned this was not true. This is just one example of the many things she does or says on a daily basis to amaze me.