Monica and Kelly cross themselves after saying the Lord’s Prayer. I don’t because it feels weird.
Monica asked, “Why don’t you cross yourself Papi?”
“Because I’m not Catholic. Do you know that we’re not Catholic?”
Confused look. “We’re not?”
“No, we’re Presbyterian.”
Quick confused look at the dog. Monica asked, “And Kenzie?”
I’ve always suspected MacKenzie was a Baptist (she really likes water), but I said “Yeah. Kenzie’s a Presbyterian too.”
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It’s took 3 weeks for Monica to understand that Ren and I were married. The first dawning moment, when Ren and I kissed in front of her, her eyes got big and she asked, “tu novia?” (your bride/sweetheart?). We laughed. Of course!
Today Renee toured our wedding pictures with her. At the dinner table I asked her if she understood that Ren was “mi esposa”?
“Si papi,” she said.
“Do you understand what it means that she’s my wife?” I asked (I know, not a very good question…too abstract for a 6 year old, but that’s how the Spanish came out).
“Yeah. It means – ” and she started opening and closing her mouth like a guppy in water. It took me a second to figure out that she was pantomiming a kiss.
“Sort of,” I said. “It means I love her very, very much.”
“It means you buy flowers for her?” she asked, while pointing to the lilies I got for Renee.
I smiled. “Yes.”
“Papi, will you buy flowers for me?”
She was jealous. This is something we’re having to deal with from time to time.
“Some day,” I said. “When you’re older. But that will be different. You’re my daughter.”
“Ja.”
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Those are so cute and funny! Don’t you wish you could read their minds? Like what did she think you two were before she realized you were married?
Our older two children (Oscar and Diana) used to cross themselves too when we first came home every time we prayed. They still do it sometimes when we are at my in-laws house (Tim’s family is Catholic), but don’t do it any other time we pray now.