Scenario: Holly is brushing her teeth (earlier tonight) - she has a Hello Kitty cup holder with a matching cup. She has recently moved the spot where the holder sat so it's next to the sink - this makes it easier to reach when she goes to brush her teeth by herself. Because I'm helping her, and she's sitting on the counter, I move it back to the original spot so she can reach it . . .
Ensuing conversation:
Holly: "No, Mommy, you just leave Hello Kitty over there."
Mommy: "Well, I thought it might be easier for you to reach the cup and then when you're done, we can move it back over to the other spot."
Holly: "Just leave the CUP here, and put Hello Kitty back over there."
Mommy: "You're quite the Bossy Pants aren't you? Mommy was kind of bossy when I was a little girl, too, so I guess that's why you're kind of bossy." (We call her Miss Bossy-Pants sometimes as a nickname - doesn't help that she's the only little one in my family with 25 adults!)
Holly: "Well, I guess when you stopped wearing the Bossy Pants, you gave them to me!"
I had to laugh . . . she's absolutely right!
