Queen of Mean

So, the hits keep coming. If you have read my previous posts then you know that I am always being bullied by my 4-year-old daughter. It started with, what I thought was, a real belief that I was a girl, but as I tried to correct her I learned she was just messing with me. I am proud of the fact that not many people can get one over on me when it comes to comebacks. My sister Angie was really the first one in my family to be able to leave me speechless with my mouth wide open with one of her witty retorts. Tricia is successful on occasion (which is becoming more frequent as well). Maybe during all that time Keira spent with her aunt "Gi-Gi" while I was in tech school she was picking up lessons in the art of insults. She is quick-like-cat with her remarks. Most of the time you don't even see them coming. For instance, the other day she and I were playing catch. Every time she caught the ball I would congratulate her by saying "good catch!" She caught on quickly and would return the compliment every time I made a catch. After awhile she tossed one to me that bounced out of my hand and on to the floor, but she still expressed her acceptance with a "good catch!" I started to think maybe she didn't understand what the "good catch" was really for so I corrected her by saying, "I didn't catch it though." Without missing a beat (almost like she new what I was going to say) she exclaimed, "I know. I was talking to the ground, cha." ("cha" is her new word. I think it replaces "da") I have to say, that stung a bit. Luckily for me, I know what makes her mad. Ever since she got the ouwie on her forehead, she hates it when I call her Harry Potter (I know it is very juvenile, but it's all I've got on her).
Now, I can't finish this post with you all thinking that she is a mean little girl. I know that she just likes to pick on her daddy (and it might have a tiny bit to do with the fact that I pick on her every once in awhile too). To her mother, sister, friends, dog, and pretty much anyone that is not me, she is the sweetest little angel. She is very sweet to me too, but all of the stuff she does to ridicule me is much more fun to write about. I love you Keira!