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[my sister, meredith, talking to gracie]
mer: gracie, who’s your best friend?
gracie: beyonce
mer: really? what do ya’ll do?
gracie: dance
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[cue a major meltdown]
me: gracie, let’s be thankful for the two tic tac mints i gave you.
gracie: i NEED three
me: i know it’s hard when you want something and mommy says no. let’s try and be thankful.
gracie: thank you mommy (very dramatically while crying)
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[conversation while at a restaurant]
gracie: mommy, do you like beer?
me: not really
jed: gracie, do you like beer?
gracie: NO! it’s spicy.
jed: gracie, are you big enough to drink beer?
gracie: NO, i’m little, see (and stands on her chair for all to see how little she is)
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tonight before bed, i talked to gracie about advent and how we are celebrating with excitement the birth of jesus at christmas. she ran into her room and grabbed her storybook bible and told me that we were happy because jesus and “me” would be getting presents. well, we are on the right track 🙂
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