Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Conversations Overheard

This weekend Butterfly Girl had some friends over for a playdate. This is one of the conversations I overheard...

"Where is your Daddy?" asked Friend.

"I don't have a Daddy." said Butterfly.

"Don't you want a Daddy?" asked Friend.

"It isn't that I don't want a daddy. You see, my Momma and Doma fell in love together so I have them. We make a family."

No response from Friend.

"My Doma has short hair and sometimes looks like a boy but she is really a girl. Did you know that?" asked Butterfly.

Still no response from Friend.

"Well. let me tell you something more. Really I did not come from my mom or doma. They found me in an apple orchard... all alone... under a tree... crying... in a basket.  My real mom could not take care of me so she left me in an orchard. Mom and Doma found me in the basket. They loved me because I am so special. They took me and we made a family. I am adopted. They saved me from a life in the orchard." Butterfly explained.

Some more silence from the friend and then finally, "Oh. That's cool."