Q & A #39
"So, everybody's really busy. You aren't too busy for me, are you, Puppy?" Meredith lay her head on her aunt's bed, her eyes level with the kitten's nose.
"I'm gonna have a baby brother, and he'll be mine, and nobody can take him away like Nigel. And Mommy and Daddy are having a wedding. I'm still not sure what that is, but people are coming to our living room and it's like a party I think and I get a new dress. Daddy says I will be very pretty. I hope Jackson doesn't see me.
Auntie Dawn says Jackson is a pig." She frowned at the cat. "Not like Mr. Gordo. He's a good pig, even if Mommy keeps him on her shelf and I can't play with him. Sometimes Mommy says Daddy is a pig, but he just laughs. Daddy is skinny, so I don't think he's a pig. You know, Puppy, Jackson even looks like a pig. I think Auntie Dawn is right.
I have to go to the mall with Mommy and Auntie Dawn and Auntie Willow. Mommy likes the Mall. I think it's too big, and we have to go look at clothes all the time and that's stupid but Mommy says if I'm good she'll take me to the toy store and I can get a present. I want a Harry Potter doll, but maybe that's too much so I'll get a Harry Potter book. You can watch Harry Potter with me tomorrow because Daddy says if he has to watch it with me one more time his head will bloody explode, and I don't want his head to explode but I want to watch Harry Potter."
She rolled onto her back and pulled the kitten on to her chest. It dug its tiny claws into her chest, and she shrieked, before it made itself comfortable and lay down. "You hurt me, Puppy. But that's okay. I love you anyway. 'Sides, you're cuddly too."
She rubbed behind the kitten's ears, as it purred. "Daddy says you have to stay out of sight during the wedding because Uncle Clem is coming and he likes kittens. I don't know why he can't play with you. Daddy says he likes kittens with ketchup but that's silly. I like french fries with ketchup.
Auntie Willow says not to tell. I want to sometimes. When Mommy's sad I hug her, but I want to tell her not to be sad, but Auntie Willow says I have to use my mouth, or don't say nothing at all. It's hard sometimes, and I almost forget.
That baby's like me, you know, Erin? But I'm glad I live with my real Mommy and Daddy. Auntie Sam is nice, but I think she's sad but she loves Erin so that's okay.
You're going to sleep, aren't you, Puppy? That's okay too, because you're really little and you need to sleep. I wonder if the baby will sleep a lot. I wonder if he'll be like me. Daddy says he could be a sister instead but that's okay too. Daddy sleeps a lot, and he's really quiet. Jackson says his daddy snores like a grizzle bear but my Daddy doesn't snore at all. I would like him to play outside with me but it's okay if he can't because he plays with me when he gets up.
You're asleep now, aren't you, Puppy? If I move I'll wake you up, and that would be sad for you, so I will just lay here, really quiet like Daddy." The afghan on the end of the bed floated up and covered them both. "I'm having a sleepy too, okay, Puppy?" She closed her eyes and napped.
"So, everybody's really busy. You aren't too busy for me, are you, Puppy?" Meredith lay her head on her aunt's bed, her eyes level with the kitten's nose.
"I'm gonna have a baby brother, and he'll be mine, and nobody can take him away like Nigel. And Mommy and Daddy are having a wedding. I'm still not sure what that is, but people are coming to our living room and it's like a party I think and I get a new dress. Daddy says I will be very pretty. I hope Jackson doesn't see me.
Auntie Dawn says Jackson is a pig." She frowned at the cat. "Not like Mr. Gordo. He's a good pig, even if Mommy keeps him on her shelf and I can't play with him. Sometimes Mommy says Daddy is a pig, but he just laughs. Daddy is skinny, so I don't think he's a pig. You know, Puppy, Jackson even looks like a pig. I think Auntie Dawn is right.
I have to go to the mall with Mommy and Auntie Dawn and Auntie Willow. Mommy likes the Mall. I think it's too big, and we have to go look at clothes all the time and that's stupid but Mommy says if I'm good she'll take me to the toy store and I can get a present. I want a Harry Potter doll, but maybe that's too much so I'll get a Harry Potter book. You can watch Harry Potter with me tomorrow because Daddy says if he has to watch it with me one more time his head will bloody explode, and I don't want his head to explode but I want to watch Harry Potter."
She rolled onto her back and pulled the kitten on to her chest. It dug its tiny claws into her chest, and she shrieked, before it made itself comfortable and lay down. "You hurt me, Puppy. But that's okay. I love you anyway. 'Sides, you're cuddly too."
She rubbed behind the kitten's ears, as it purred. "Daddy says you have to stay out of sight during the wedding because Uncle Clem is coming and he likes kittens. I don't know why he can't play with you. Daddy says he likes kittens with ketchup but that's silly. I like french fries with ketchup.
Auntie Willow says not to tell. I want to sometimes. When Mommy's sad I hug her, but I want to tell her not to be sad, but Auntie Willow says I have to use my mouth, or don't say nothing at all. It's hard sometimes, and I almost forget.
That baby's like me, you know, Erin? But I'm glad I live with my real Mommy and Daddy. Auntie Sam is nice, but I think she's sad but she loves Erin so that's okay.
You're going to sleep, aren't you, Puppy? That's okay too, because you're really little and you need to sleep. I wonder if the baby will sleep a lot. I wonder if he'll be like me. Daddy says he could be a sister instead but that's okay too. Daddy sleeps a lot, and he's really quiet. Jackson says his daddy snores like a grizzle bear but my Daddy doesn't snore at all. I would like him to play outside with me but it's okay if he can't because he plays with me when he gets up.
You're asleep now, aren't you, Puppy? If I move I'll wake you up, and that would be sad for you, so I will just lay here, really quiet like Daddy." The afghan on the end of the bed floated up and covered them both. "I'm having a sleepy too, okay, Puppy?" She closed her eyes and napped.