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ay, Mar 29</h2><p id="58b5" type="7">Daddy: What am I thinking?! Daughter: Bad daddy.</p><h2 id="d500">Friday, Mar 30</h2><p id="ebf9" type="7">Daughter: This is how you do it… Daddy (singing Montell Jordan): “This is how you do it!”</p><h2 id="b3e1">Saturday, Mar 31</h2><p id="38b4" type="7">“I was sleeping in my dreams.”</p><h2 id="f533">Sunday, Apr 1</h2><p id="1f1b" type="7">“When I say hot that means you’re getting closer and when I say cold that means you’re getting fahdder.”</p><figure id="dfe3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*LiSLxEeZLkWXUNdYe3kznQ.jpeg"><figcaption><a href="https://readmedium.com/the-mental-health-benefits-of-missy-elliotts-work-it-ddd05c8572b8">Dancing in the car to Missy Elliott’s “Work-It</a>”</figcaption></figure><h2 id="4454">Monday, Apr 2</h2><p id="6985" type="7">(singing Missy Elliott) “Lemme work it, lemme work it.”</p><h2 id="3ef5">Tuesday, Apr 3</h2><p id="4608" type="7">“We don’t wanna go too fast. Not like a race car.” (makes speedy engine sounds)</p><h2 id="ccec">Wednesday, Apr 4</h2><p id="b8e1" type="7">“Don’t you dare eat that. Don’t you dare… don’t you dare!”</p><h2 id="4161">Thursday, Apr 5</h2><p id="d0b7" type="7">Daughter: Do you know what that is? (pointing to drawing) Daddy: Hmm, I dunno, is it a crab? Daughter: No, it’s a boat sinking in the water.(draws waves)</p><h2 id="320a">Friday, Apr 6</h2><p id="9338" type="7">Daughter: What does an ant say? Mommy: She says what? Daughter: What? When someone is talking to her.</p><h2 id="7b9c">Saturday, Apr 7</h2><p id="d00f" type="7">Daddy: What time is it? Daughter: It’s time to go to dance class. Daddy: Oh you checked on your watch? Daughter: Yeah and I text somebody.</p><h2 id="edfe">Sunday, Apr 8</h2><p id="a83a" type="7">Daddy: Do you know how much I love you? Daughter: So much! Do you know how much I love you? Daddy: How much? Daughter: (whispers in my ear) One hundred and fifty nine!</p><p id="1f11">For comparison (re: last quote above), she then walked over to mommy and told her she loved her “one hundred and fifty ninety six,” so there are the current standings. I’m really happy just to on the board.</p><p id="2b6d">There is no doubt this little woman sees me with love in her eyes. And I feel her love down into every pump of my heart. It makes my day everyday. She loves me and makes me feel worthy of that honor. That too she gets from mommy. She has her mother’s eyes.</p><h2 id="06ee">If you’re happy and you know it, and you really wanna show it… 👏🏽</h2><div id="d030" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-my-4-year-old-daughter-915e8b0e894d"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with My 4 Year-Old Daughter</h2> <div><h3>🔊 Audio now available 🎧</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div>

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Her Mother’s Eyes

“Pull Quotes” of a 4 Year Old: Weeks 13-14

This weekend, there was discussion about a new addition to the extended family and it ended up where it usually does: who the baby looks more like! There was also talk about my daughter and her obvious track to being a CEO.

My daughter has acquired a number of traits from both her parents. She looks a lot like my wife with small hints of me. She inherited my talking in my sleep, my little hairline swirl at the nape of her neck and my love of her mother.

But mostly, I marvel at how this little person we made has made herself into her own marvelous person.

Sidenote: her impromptu car dance parties sparked my posting this story.

New to “Pull Quotes”? Here’s what you missed…

😀 A Personality (Weeks 1–2) | 😱 A Flair for the Dramatic (3–4) 👹 An Active Imagination (5–6) | 🙋🏻 A Growing Independence (7–8) 🏡 A Happy Homelife (9–10) | 💝 A Sweet Heart (11–12)

My daughter’s “Pull Quotes” of the last two weeks:

Monday, Mar 26

Mommy: What’s going on there? You got a wedgie? Daughter: My butt was eating my underwear. Mommy: That’s called a wedgie.

Tuesday, Mar 27

“Don’t start.”

Wednesday, Mar 28

“I win! I scored! I won, I won, I won! Daddy, that’s it. It’s over.”

Thursday, Mar 29

Daddy: What am I thinking?! Daughter: Bad daddy.

Friday, Mar 30

Daughter: This is how you do it… Daddy (singing Montell Jordan): “This is how you do it!”

Saturday, Mar 31

“I was sleeping in my dreams.”

Sunday, Apr 1

“When I say hot that means you’re getting closer and when I say cold that means you’re getting fahdder.”

Dancing in the car to Missy Elliott’s “Work-It”

Monday, Apr 2

(singing Missy Elliott) “Lemme work it, lemme work it.”

Tuesday, Apr 3

“We don’t wanna go too fast. Not like a race car.” (makes speedy engine sounds)

Wednesday, Apr 4

“Don’t you dare eat that. Don’t you dare… don’t you dare!”

Thursday, Apr 5

Daughter: Do you know what that is? (pointing to drawing) Daddy: Hmm, I dunno, is it a crab? Daughter: No, it’s a boat sinking in the water.(draws waves)

Friday, Apr 6

Daughter: What does an ant say? Mommy: She says what? Daughter: What? When someone is talking to her.

Saturday, Apr 7

Daddy: What time is it? Daughter: It’s time to go to dance class. Daddy: Oh you checked on your watch? Daughter: Yeah and I text somebody.

Sunday, Apr 8

Daddy: Do you know how much I love you? Daughter: So much! Do you know how much I love you? Daddy: How much? Daughter: (whispers in my ear) One hundred and fifty nine!

For comparison (re: last quote above), she then walked over to mommy and told her she loved her “one hundred and fifty ninety six,” so there are the current standings. I’m really happy just to on the board.

There is no doubt this little woman sees me with love in her eyes. And I feel her love down into every pump of my heart. It makes my day everyday. She loves me and makes me feel worthy of that honor. That too she gets from mommy. She has her mother’s eyes.

If you’re happy and you know it, and you really wanna show it… 👏🏽

Editor’s post-script: Read the next in this series below:
A Sense of Adventure

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