Brave

Kassia said the strangest thing last night...

It was bed time and she was running through her usual litany of reasons why she can't go to sleep quite yet...

"I have to go potty"
"I can't find [insert name of toy here]."

and the last ditch effort...

"Mimi, I want to tell you something... [insert whichever thought that happens to be in her head at this moment]"

Well, last night she said "Mimi, I want you to tell me something..." So I went back over and told her "You are the bestest, smartest, prettiest girl in the whole world, and I love you very, very much." (Ok... so I'm biased... ;-)

Here's the strange part.

She put her hands on either side of my head and said "Mimi, you're brave."

After a quick doubletake I asked her "Why?" and she just disolved into giggles and said "Becuase you're........... good!"

I gave her a kiss, said "good night" and closed the door.

I can't imagine she really has a handle on what "brave" means... I mean, she's heard the word, but it's not one we use very often. It was just a strange little moment. She seemed much older than her years.