Her: Appa, who is a CEO?
Appa: A Chief Executive Officer is the head of a company.
Her: So does a CEO execute the officers who don’t do their work properly?
– Methinks, the cheeky brat has her strategy for tripping up her father down pat. Nicely played, kiddo!
I don’t understand why I should do something “different” simply because everybody thinks you have to be different. What if it doesn’t interest me? I mean people say don’t be an engineer, do something different. But what if I want to be an engineer? I will not listen to others or do something if it is not in my interest area.
– Career musings from my pre-teen who might not know yet what she wants to be, but will defend to death her right to decide.
Me: What to do, I feel so down in the dumps.
Her: Climb out of it amma!
– Wisdom from my cheery little optimist.
“Which do you like more, cats or dogs?”
“Neither.”
“But why?”
“I just don’t like them or want them near me.”
“But why?”
“Maybe it’s because I am scared of them.”
“You know they are probably more scared of you than you are of them?”
– Hearing this conversation between my daughter and me, you’d find it hard to guess who the adult is and who is the child 🙂
Me: Here, why don’t you try some chips from my pack.
Her: Amma, it’s a sign of how worried you are about me, that you are willing to share your pack of potato chips with me!
– As I try to tempt her taste buds, I find kiddo may be unwell with no appetite, but her tongue is still firmly in her cheek.
#INeverShareMyChips
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