Father, Mother, Dear, and Dog

Kids crack me up. Abigail has this new thing where she insists on calling Billy "Father," me "Mother," and herself "Dear." For example, if I say, "Abigail, please come here," she says, "Mother, my name is Dear!" Dear Abby anyone? She got this from her Little Bear video where he calls his dad "Father Bear" and his mom "Mother Bear." I think she likes to be called "Dear" because that's what Billy calls me a lot. The other day, Billy took Abigail to the park. A man asked her what her name was. "My name is Dear."

Before Andrew was born, Billy and I decided that if we used a nickname, we would call him Drew. Sometimes, Billy will call him "Drew Dawg" just to be silly. Well, the other day, Andrew was taking a nap, and Abigail asked me, "Mother, where's Dog?" I could hardly stand it!