When I grow up

3yo: When I grow up, I am going to marry Ben (boy at her pre-school)

Me: Not Wyatt? (another boy whom she does not like)

3yo: No, not Wyatt. I am going to make him sad and lonely.

Conversations with God 2

Nidhi, in the middle of prayer

".. and I am going to be a very good girl, so you will not have a chance to throw me into hell. .."

(Mis)Understanding English

I'm reading a bedtime story to Nidhi. In between she asks,

3yo: Why was the tail making a noise?

Me: Whose tail?

3yo: Big bear mother's tail.

Me: It wasn't making a noise.

3yo: Then why were they listening to it?

The sentence I had just read

"So, night after night, snug inside their den, the cubs listened to Big Bear Mother's tales."

Reasoning and numeracy

On the phone to Amma:
"If there's only 1 crisp left, I'll give one quarter to daddy, one quarter to mummy, and I'll take half"


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3yo: How long will the payasam take?
Me: 15 minutes
3yo: Ok. How long will it take me to read the 'George' book (a book about a monkey called 'Curious George')
Me: 5 minutes
3yo: Ok. So, if I read the book, then it will still be 10 more minutes
Me: That's right
3yo (thinks for a bit): Ok. So I'll read the book 3 times and then the payasam will be ready


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Me: If I make two sausages for each of us, then how many do I have to make
3yo (counts on her fingers): Two for mummy, two for daddy, two for me. That's six sausages.