#63 Favorite Jewel

I recently bought some play jewels at the store for the girls. It turned out to be a big hit. There were two kinds, ruby like hearts, and clear diamonds. Brecken had repeatedly expressed her partiality to the heart gems telling me that they were her "most favorite in the world." She then asked (unaware that I was partial to the diamonds myself) which my favorites were. If you remember post #12 (which you probably don't) you will recall that she thrives on having her favorites coincide with my favorites. Or, more accurately, my favorites yield to her favorites. So the conversation went as follows:

Brecken: (dramatically) I just love these beautiful jewels! I just looooove the hearts.

Me: They are really pretty.

Brecken: Which one is your favorite? (excitedly) The hearts (in a somewhat flat, uninterested tone) or the diamonds?

Me: Actually, I like-

Brecken: (seeing the direction I was headed she cut me off short) And the hearts mean that you love everyone, and you love people, and you love to love. The diamonds mean that all you care about is yourself, and diamonds, and that you don't love other people. You just love yourself. Which one do you like?

Me: (with such condemnation pronounced if I admit my true partiality, I really have no choice but to concede... smiling of course) Well, I love people. So I like the hearts.

Brecken: (all enthusiasm) Just like me! I love you mama!!

Awe, the little sweetheart. The persuasive, borderline manipulative, cute little five year old.