I hate to break it to you

When will I be big as Raphie?

Never.

One day. Sometimes it feels like it is taking a long time, though.

Those aren’t mutually exclusive

You are so cute.

No! I’m not cute. I’m serious!

You might have to wait a little bit longer

Wow Dia, you are getting so big!

Yup, I’m is.

Soon I will be big and I will have a penis.

Certainly Not!

Raphie and Dia show off their bellies.

Do you have a baby in there?

No. Boys can never have babies in their tummies. Dia could have a baby in her tummy though, ’cause she’s a lady.

I’m not a lady! I’m a Dia!

Arrangements

Dia, will you be nice to me?

Yup.

Will you knock over my towers and buildings?

Ummm, nope.

Okay. I won’t kick you or hit you.

Okay.

Semantics

Dia, are you eating the canoe?

No, I not eating da canoe. I just lickin’ it.

I am beloved

I sure do love you.

mhmm

ESP?

Sitting there staring off into space.

Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Yup.

Decisions Decisions

Dia do you know where you want to go for dinner for your birthday?

We could go to old McDonald’s

We could go to Old McDonald’s or pizza, or a restaurant with lots of things to choose from or…

Old McDonald’s was my idea.

It was. Or we could go to a rice restaurant or a -

STOP TALKING! I TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT!

Raphie and Mommy stop talking

I figure it out. We got to pizza restaurant my birfday.

Wait - who?

Mama, I want to nurse.

You can’t nurse. I have no milk anymore.

Did a cow drink it all?