CORA: We can’t eat fire? MOM: What? CORA: We can’t eat fire right? It’d be hot.
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After bath
MOM: Cora, you have to get dressed now. CORA: Why? MOM: Cuz you have to wear clothes. CORA: Why? MOM: Cuz you have to. You can’t be naked. CORA: I don’t like clothes. MOM: Well put some on now, you can be a nudist when you’re older. CORA: Okay, thank you, that’d be fun!
Outside playing
MOM: Come here, Lily LILY: *ignores mom* MOM: Ugh, you turd! CORA, from the bottom of the hill: WHAT?! MOM: I was talking to Lily! CORA: No, you said turd and I’m turd.
Watching National Geographic
A eagle and her baby are on screen… CORA: BIG CHICKEN!!!!!
At dinner
To get Cora to eat… MOM: I’ll beat you. I bet I eat all of my potatoes first. CORA: *looks at mom and waves arm dramatically* Then just go ahead. MOM: *takes a bite* CORA: Go ahead! You can win.
While eating dinner
CORA: *looks at mommy* What you doing? MOMMY: What do you think I’m doing? CORA: Eating. Ask me. MOMMY: What are you doing? CORA: Eating. Hey daddy, what you doing? DADDY: Eating. What are you doing? CORA: You bad daddy. DADDY: What did I do? CORA: You hit me. DADDY: Oh I did? Where’d IContinue reading “While eating dinner”
Taking turns talking in the car
RORY: I know what I’m going to wear on tacky mismatch clothes day. MOM: What? *expects elaborate plan of crazy clothes* RORY: One pink sock and one purple one. CORA: I like it when daddy pick me up yesterday. MOM: Oh yeah? Was it more fun than me? CORA: We touched a bird. MOM: YouContinue reading “Taking turns talking in the car”
We talk a lot about buses
CORA: *exasperated whiny voice* I not little, I don’t know why the bus don’t get me. I big, so now I ride the bus.
Making her point in a Friday afternoon…
CORA: It’s Wednesday, so… *shrugs*
Watching daddy walk inside
CORA: There’s my daddy! I know he’s my daddy.