The first one was while I was driving her to camp last week. I believe the subject of the conversation was the 1-year birthday of Bao Bao, the incredibly cute panda cub at the National Zoo, and I may have remarked that a lot of folks would probably go to see him.
"I don't like being huddled up with a lot of people," Rachel said. "I like to run free. I'm a independent girl."
"Well, I'm an independent mommy," I said. "So you're just like me."
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"You're the best parents in the world!" Rachel exclaimed last Friday as I was putting together Shabbat dinner and she was setting the table.
"What makes you say that, sweetie?" I asked.
"Because you let me do things that other parents don't let their kids do, like sweep under the table and scrub the dishes," she replied.
Child from outer space. As long as she keeps thinking that chores are fun and not drudgery, then we're ahead of the game.
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