whispering "Mommy, next time I see Bella, I'm going to ask if it's okay if I fall in love with her."
Having lived my life by the "I'm gonna make you love me" motto, the notion of asking the object of one's affection for permission to fall in love with them seemed both incredibly polite and brilliant. With the potential to save oneself from all the messiness of unreturned love.
When I grow up, I want to be four.
He's such a wise little man.
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