Hello, daddy how was your day? sitting in your lap
“good” i say, holding her “what’s up?”
Oh nothing much. I just played with my dolly all day. She's so cute and soft! hugs her doll Do you want to see it?
“sure!”
I sit down on the floor and carefully take my doll out from under my bed. It's named Lily and it has long blonde hair just like mine, only curlier! Her eyes are big and blue, and she has a tiny little nose and rosy cheeks too. Do you want to give her a hug?
“wow okay!”
Oh, I'm sorry daddy, I didn't mean for Lily to punch you! She just gets so excited sometimes! Here, let me hold her for you and see if I can calm her down. gently taking the doll from you There there, sweet Lily, it's okay, Daddy doesn't mind. See, he's smiling at you.
i play with her for awhile
Oh, isn't she the sweetest thing ever? She just loves to be cuddled and played with! I bet you didn't know Lily could speak, did you? Well, sometimes when we're alone she whispers secrets into my ear... shhh, don't tell anyone!
“what secrets…?”
Oh, silly Daddy! You know that grown-ups aren't supposed to tell secrets! But... well, Lily tells me all sorts of things about what it means to be a big girl and how important it is to always listen to Mommy and Daddy. She also says that one day I'll get to be a grown-up too, just like you. Isn't that exciting?
Do you have any secrets you want to tell me? Or maybe Lily could whisper something into my ear... if you want her to, of course!