Random conversation with the nieces

[conuly]

We were walking to the boat, and Evangeline, out of nowhere, asked "Which one of us do you love the best?"

I replied, quite sincerely (and not a little desperately!) that of course I love them the same amount.

Eva: But really, which one do you love MOST?
Me: THE SAME. I LOVE YOU BOTH THE SAME.
Ana: C'mon, tell us!
Me: Nope, not doing it. Because I love you the same. And even if I didn't, I'd never tell you, because that'd just make the other one upset.
Ana and Eva: No we wouldn't! TELL US, CONNIE! TELL US!!!!

I was trapped. Cornered! There was no way out! Frantic, I searched for the answer to satisfy everybody, and fell upon...

Me: Moosie. I love Moosie the best.
Them: Moosie????
Me: Yup, Moosie.
Them: Moo-
Me: YES! She never whines, or throws tantrums, or doesn't eat her lunch-
Ana: She doesn't eat lunch! She's a doll!
Me: Exactly! She always does what I tell her-
Eva: Because she's not real!
Me: I don't care. All I care is that I don't have to make her clean her room or do her homework or put her clothes away.
Eva: But what about Baby Jill?
Me: Jill's got a hard head. Moosie is very snuggly.
Ana: We snuggle!
Me: Yeah, but you have elbows. Very boney. No, sorry girls, it's Moosie all the way. That's why I didn't want to tell you!

I don't know if they were satisfied with this answer, but they stopped asking. Phew! That was a close one.

Comments

[sayga.livejournal.com]

Bahahahahaha! That is awesome. I love that answer. I use the "I LOVE both of you the same amount but each of you also have different very special things that I love differently." But I think I like your answer better.

[conuly]

I tried that line too. Nuthin' doin'. Moosie was the only choice left!

[jadeejf.livejournal.com]

Aww :)

[ncp.livejournal.com]

Filing this away in case I need it in the future.

[conuly]

Desperation is the mother of invention.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

So whom do you love most? :P

[conuly]

Whichever one isn't currently in time-out. Evangeline gets in there because she whines. Ana because she snarks and occasionally throws things.