I like the way children’s minds connect, I call them the ‘dot-to-dot’ mind.

Here are some incidents when the Angel showed me her ‘dot-to-dot’ mind and I laughed myself silly (still laughing)!

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We drove past a mosque and the Angel told me, “Look! There is a moon up there!” So, I explained, “It is a mosque, a place of worship, just like we go to church, the Muslims go there to pray.”

Then she went, “Do they also say Dear God?”

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In a Chinese cafeteria, the Angel was seated by a fishtank with some goldfish. The goldfish were not moving and I told her, “Shhh! They are sleeping. They sleep with their eyes open because they do not have eyelids.”

She went, “Just like my soft toys!”

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The alternative dad was singing, “Who let the dog out?”

The Angel went excitedly, “Put on the leash!”

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I’m always excited in my speech or sometimes negative, ” I can’t wait to go / eat / sleep!” or “I can’t stand it!”

Whenever the Angel hears such phrases, she will correct me, ” I can wait to go / eat / sleep!” “I can stand it!”

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One day, I was trying to act out ferocious hunting animals, like tigers and lions. And I was going, “I’m a tiger! Roaaaar!!! Roaaaar!”

The Angel went, ” I’m a tiger! But I’m a friendly one!” (Smiled sheepishly!)

(End of acting ferocious. All such animals are now friendly!)

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