dat lady

the other morning, we were all sitting around the kitchen table, eating breakfast, and Jasper suddenly says, with much drama,

"Mommy, I'm sad."

and I said, "why are you sad, buddy?"

J- "I'm so sad, because I don't wanna have to live with da lady."

me and andrew look at each other....

Andrew says, "What lady, buddy?"

and J says, "Da lady dat gworifies God."

Andrew and I look at each other some more... thinking for a minute...

then I said, "What lady that glorifies God?"

and Jasper says, "Dat lady dat gworifies God dat I have to live wif when I have to be a man and a weader (aka leader)... (sniff sniff) I... don't... (sniff) wanna... live wif her!"

And he starts bawling.

Ohh!!! Andrew and I look at each other and try not to laugh.

But we failed.

And we laughed.

It was so sweet and Jasper was experiencing so much drama and angst.

and I said, "If you get married? You're saying that when you're big and strong like Daddy, you don't want to get married?"

Jasper answered, "No. I don't wanna get married to dat lady dat gworifies God. I just wanna live wif you forever."

I'll take it, sweet Jasper. I'll take it.

And if he's anything like his father, Jasper actually will live with his parents forever.
(**wink wink**)