Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Because actually probably

One of the juiciest parts of being a father is seeing my children develop skills. Natalie's vocabulary is growing rapidly. She picks up words everywhere and tries to use them in sentences. Nowadays she hardly says any sentence without one of the words 'actually,' 'probably,' and 'because' in them. When she tells me a story she does it with conviction and full of confidence. She looks me straight in the eyes and I look back and I just listen because probably she likes me to, actually.