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Mommy as a measurement

The first time Hannah used my age to convey a number, it was kind of funny. Daniel was being cheeky (as usual), and Hannah was making jokes about it.

“There are two cheeky Daniel’s!!” She giggled, imagining what life would be like if Daniel were a twin.

“No, there are as many Daniel’s as Mommy’s age!!” She yelled, followed by raucous cheeky laughter. Clearly she thinks she is hilarious.

But then she did it again. I can’t remember what we were talking about, but it went something like this:

“There will be 5. No, 10…20. No, AS MANY AS MOMMY IS OLD!” Hannah told me while giggling.

My cheeky little girl

Now every time she needs to quantify a very large number, she confidently says “as many as mommy is old,” or “as many as mommy’s age.” She used to say things like 1,000 hundred for really big exaggerated numbers, like a normal 4 year old, but now she has her own large unit of measurement: my age. And it seems that in her mind, no number is larger.

I’m torn between finding it hilarious and feeling ancient.

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