Pia and Dominic were watching animated Superman cartoons. Superman was chasing a runaway locomotive. After he caught up with the train, Superman landed on top of the engine, grabbed a hold of the train, then pulled on it until it stopped.
Pia was impressed, then looks at skinny Dominic:
Pia: Domu, can you pull a train like that even if you are so tiny and weak?
* * *
Dominic is still missing his 'r's.
Dominic: Daddy, today at aht we drew...
Daddy: Not aht, art.
Dominic: (trying very hard) Aht
Daddy: Say ra-re-ri-ro-ru
Dominic: ra-re-ri-ro-ru
Daddy: Art
Dominic: Aht
Daddy: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
Dominic: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT
Daddy: Arat
Dominic: Arat
Daddy: Art
Dominic: Aht
Daddy: Arrr...matey, go to sleep.
* * *
An angry Pia stormed into the bedroom:
Pia: DADDY! Dominic spit his saliva in my FACE!
Daddy gets up and looks for Dominic. Grrr...
Daddy: Dominic! Why did you spit in Pia's face!
Dominic: But she spit on my face first.
<Groan>
Daddy: (turning to Pia) Why did you spit on Domu's face?
Pia: (indignance has disappeared) Because I wanted to see what he was doing.
* * *
Dominic is playing with Pia's stuffed toy unicorn. He has it between his legs and he's jumping up and down, as if riding a horse.
Pia : (crying out) Daddy! Dominic is playing with my unicorn!
Daddy: It's ok. You're not using it. You can share your toys.
Pia: But he's putting my unicorn between his legs.
Daddy: And?
Pia: My unicorn will get smelly!
* * *
Mommy and Pia (and Sammy) were walking home after bringing Dominic to school. Pia had no school on Wednesdays.
Pia: Mommy, I'm thinking about when I was a little girl.
Mommy: Oh, what are you thinking of?
Pia: Mommy! YOU think about when YOU were a little girl by yourself!
* * *
Reading the story of David and Goliath, and David the King to the children:
Daddy: Who was the king of Israel before Solomon?
Dominic: David
Daddy: Who was David?
Dominic: The boy who killed the giant.
Daddy: That's right. And he became the king.
Dominic: But he did not become a king at once. He was still a boy.
Pia: (from the bunk below) So he became the queen!
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