On berating Molly & Darla for lusting after her food:
"NO MOLL MOLL DAWLA! THAT'S EMMY'S NOT YOURS!"
On my music selection:
"I no like that song anymore." (She is impossibly picky.)
On defending her independence:
"I do it aallllll by my self."
"I carry it. It's big heavy."
On watching family videos:
"I watch video when Dada came home." (Warms my heart to hear. It's her very favorite, she chooses it over Caillou and Dora.)
On preventing me from finding something she's hidden, particularly when I'm in a rush:
"I take away." (on repeat each time I ask her where it is.)
On being told we're going to visit Andy, Clairey & Jacob:
"I get my shoes."
On our new house:
"That's Miss Susan's house." (Susan is our realtor now that Marin has moved to D.C.. In credit to Emmy, Miss Susan has always greeted us at the door when we arrive.)
On always putting her clothes on backwards:
"Look Dada! My boobies are showing!"
After intentionally screaming bloody murder into my right ear (because I shot down her pitch for cookies for breakfast), she cups my face in her hands, lightly pressing our noses together, stares intently into my eyes, and gently whispers,
"It's ok, Mama. Special treat."
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Great stuff! No lack of self-confidence in this young lady! How do you keep yourself from dealing with her as if she was an adult?
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