January 31, 2013

Annie and I are playing with her barbie dolls.

Me: "Ring-ring!"

Annie: "Hello?"

Me: "Hey! This is Ken. Wanna go on a date?"

Annie: "I am NOT Barbie."

Me: "Oh. Well, who is this then?"

Annie: "I'm Cinderella."

Me: "Oh. Well hey there! Do you wanna go out?"

Annie: "Um, but what about BARBIE?"

Me: "I don't want to go out with Barbie. I want to go out with you."

Annie: "Okay."

Me: "Great. I'll pick you up at eight."

Annie: "No-o. First we have to get breakfast."

Me: "...Oh. Okay."

Annie: "And also I can just fly there and meet you."

Me: "Okay. Then I'll meet you at the breakfast place in the morning."

Annie: "No, you can just drive to my house and then I'll carry you while I fly."

Me: "Yeah. That sounds manly."

Annie: "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."

Me: "Alright then."

Annie: "And now you have two girlfriends."

Me: "What? No! I broke up with Barbie!"

Annie: "No. That can't happen."

Me: "...Okay. But...I want to go out with you!"

Annie: "Well, boys can have two girlfriends."

Me: "Um. What?"

Annie: "They CAN."

Me: "Who said that??"

Annie: "I asked my uncle, and he said it was okay."

Me: ...

Annie: "So. Do you still love Barbie?"

Me: "I guess so."

Annie: "Good. See you tomorrow."

A few minutes later, I decided this conversation needed to be addressed.

Me: "You know Annie, in the game it's okay to play this, but it's not a good thing in real life to date two girls at the same time."

Annie: "Why?"

Me: "Well...it's just that when you're in love with someone, you should only be in love with one person at a time."

Annie: "But I'm in love with more than one person."

Me: "Ah."

Annie: "When you're a kid, you can be in love with more than one person."