and I’m the dad.

Things that Beth, my 4-year-old, said while we were walking through the woods:

“Hold this stick. Don’t break it. It’s a riddle stick. Inside this stick are all the answers to all the riddles in the whole universe.”
“Quick, hide behind this tree. The sunbeams are trying to find us because they think I was trying to steal their sparkles.”
“Do you think an animal lives in this hole? I don’t know. I think the only way to find out is to make a magic wand that can make us small enough to walk inside like it was a big cave. Then we could have tea with whoever lives in this hole.”

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Shadows

Beth:	[age 3, while outdoors] "Look at my shadow, Daddy!"
Me:	"Wow. That's a big shadow."
Beth:	"Did you know I am as big as my shadow?"
Me:	"You are?"
Beth:	"Yes! Did you know I /am/ my shadow? Did you know my shadow is the real me and my body is the real shadow?"
Me:	"That sounds interesting. What does it mean?"
Beth:	"It means: stop stepping on me, I'm trying to walk here."

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I turned the dog into a girl

Beth:	[age 3] "Daddy, look at the dog."
Me:	"What about him?"
Beth:	"I put sparkles all over."
Me:	[looks] "Hmm. I do see a few sparkles on him."
Beth:	"Not 'him', Daddy. I turned the dog into a girl."
Me:	"Really? How did you do that?"
Beth:	"I'm a Life Princess. I can do things like that."
Me:	"I don't know if the dog really appreciates being turned into a girl."
Beth:	"I made him fly up into the sky too."
Me:	"Wow, really? When did you do that?"
Beth:	"When I was a Air Princess. I can change what kind of princess I am."
Me:	"So you can make the dog fly?"
Beth:	"Yes. I just -- whooosh -- made him rise up in the air. And then he put his paws out and flew around. And then -- whoosh -- I made him rise back down."
Me:	"'Him'? I thought you turned him into a girl."
Beth:	"I just changed him back."

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