I, proud father of Kimi

[springrite]

Soon to be 3 1/2, Kimi is cuter than ever. Yesterday I found out, the little girl sure has her priorities.

I picked her up and held her as I walked her across the street, telling her: "Safety first. Always safety first."

"Safety third!" she said.

"No, Kimi. Safety first."

"Safety third, daddy!"

"If safety is third, then what's first and second?" I teased.

"Well..." she thought about it.

"Meat on the plate at every meal is first. " Well, Kimi was never big on vegetarian dishes.

"What is second then?"

"Never having to wait to poop! I hate it when I have to hold it for too long!"

Well, can't argue with that.

[karlhenning]

One could argue — I don't mean that one could argue with Kimi, of course — that even if safety be third, safety is an element of the second item . . . .

[DavidRoss]

Tuck this one away for future reference, Paul, as a father-daughter story you can use to embarrass the dickens out of her in another ten or twelve years!

[springrite]

Kimi had decided that she loves opera. Right now, her favorites are Mozart and Verdi. She thinks it is in English and keeps asking me about what certain words mean.

"Daddy, what is D'Arte?"

"Daddy, what is a diva? What does 'Cast A Diva' mean?"

After Nessun Dorma, and upon hearing that last line, she said:"So this is about a cello! I did not understand what went before that!"

[Karl Henning]

Kimi had decided that she loves opera. Right now, her favorites are Mozart and Verdi.

Hey, those may prove always her favorite operas!

After Nessun Dorma, and upon hearing that last line, she said:"So this is about a cello! I did not understand what went before that!"

Tee-hee!

[springrite]

This conversation happened today:

Nanny: Kimi, are you good-looking?
Kimi: Yes, I am beautiful and cute!
Nanny: Kimi, between mommy and daddy, who is better looking?
Kimi: Mommy is good-looking.
Nanny: You mean, your daddy is NOT good-looking?
Kimi: No, daddy is not good-looking at all. But I love him anyway!
Me: Kimi, maybe good-looking isn't the right word. Maybe "handsome" is a better word to describe how daddy look?
Kimi: OH, PLEASE!

[Karl Henning]

Yowch.

[springrite]

A few Kimiism to report:

1:  In a shopping mall, Kimi was excited about seeing all the Christmas trees. Suddenly, she spot a large Christmas tree made entirely of light! She shouted:"Daddy! Look! This Christmas tree is SOOO beautiful! And it has no tree on it!"


2: A couple of hundred yards from our house and just across the street from Kimi's kindergarten is the Mercedes Benz China Headquarter building. On top of that building is a huge Mercedes Benz sign that spins around. It is a special sight at night. When we drive home at night, as soon as Kimi sees that sign on top of the building, she'd say:" We are almost home!"

Then last week, in the shopping mall parking lot as we got out of the car, another car pulled in. It was a Mercedes Benz.
"Look daddy, it looks like a Mercedes Benz!"
That driver looked pleased to hear Kimi recognizing his special luxury car.
"But daddy, it is a fake Mercedes Benz! He is driving a fake Mercedes!"
That driver looked visibly annoyed and walked away.
"Why did you say it is a fake?"
"It does not spin at all. It is a fake!"

[Karl Henning]

Love it!

[Bogey]

Love those Kimiisms Paul...hey, what do you know....the two GMGr's that I met this year are posted above me on this page!

[springrite]

Kimi was sitting on the bed, playing with her IPAD-II. I put on Respighi's Queen of Sheba.

When the War Dance started, she suddenly stopped playing with the IPAD and listened attentively to the music. About 30 seconds later, Kimi shouted: "Daddy! I WANT TO HIT SOMETHING! I WANT TO HIT SOMETHING!" Then she picked up a toy and started hitting the pillow.

"Daddy! Join me! LET'S HIT SOMETHING!"

[Bogey]

Kimi was sitting on the bed, playing with her IPAD-II. I put on Respighi's Queen of Sheba.

When the War Dance started, she suddenly stopped playing with the IPAD and listened attentively to the music. About 30 seconds later, Kimi shouted: "Daddy! I WANT TO HIT SOMETHING! I WANT TO HIT SOMETHING!" Then she picked up a toy and started hitting the pillow.

"Daddy! Join me! LET'S HIT SOMETHING!"

Reminds of one of my God children.  She was about 6 and watching a lot of super hero cartoons at the time.  She asked her dad if he wanted to help her conquer the world.  The dad said he was busy right now and her reply was, "But dad, it will be fun."   

[springrite]

Last night, Kimi refused to go to bed at bedtime, still upset that I told her she has been playing with her IPAD too long and that I did not order the fatty food at the restaurant.

"Daddy, you have to promise me NEVER to upset me again."

...silence...

"I am WAITING!"

[Karl Henning]

Oh, mercy!

[springrite]

An update from Vanessa:

Last night, after Kimi had tried to bully me, I did not respond and simply left the room. Vanessa slept her and I went to the other room.

Today, Vanessa told me that after I had left, Vanessa told Kimi that daddy was "hurt" by what Kimi had said. Kimi was worried.

"Mommy, go and see if daddy is alright."

"No need, you just go to sleep now."

"How can I sleep if daddy is upset? You go take a look!"

"Why don't you do it?"

"How can I do it? I can't. You go. NOW!"

Vanessa left the room but did not enter my room. She returned to Kimi and told me daddy is sad, hurt and upset, but daddy is alright.

"Was he crying?"

"No, he did not cry."

"Was he .... uh... mad at me?"

"I don't think so. Daddy loves you, so he will forgive you."

"Oh... "

"Now, go to sleep."

It took Kimi about ten minutes to decide to accept the situation and go to sleep. She did not mention it today. She has too much pride.

[ibanezmonster]

I wish there were a video recording of this stuff...   

[springrite]

Vanessa took Kimi to work last week when I was away on my lecture tour and the nanny has gone to her hometown. There are about half a dozen Canadian teachers at the school and Kimi spent most of the day with them, one after another. They just loved her!

In the afternoon, the last Canadian teacher met Kimi for a few minutes and had to go to class.

"Bye bye Kimi. You are so lovely! I hope to see you again! Will you come to see me again? "

"I don't know. I just want you to know that all the other teachers give me candies and chocolate..."

[Karl Henning]

I just cracked up a pair of officemates with this story : )

[springrite]

It is about four hours before the New Year, and we are playing the most unusual New Year's Eve music.

Just before dinner, Kimi was watching a cartoon, and the theme from Beethoven's 5th was played. Kimi asked me if I have that on CD. I took out the Liszt transcription (since Kimi loved the piano) and played it. I was thinking that we would just play part of the first movement. But Kimi loved the music and demanded that I put it on repeat.

So, it is Beethoven's Fifth till the New Year arrives! Yikes!

(Of course, being a three year old, and being a woman, Kimi could decide she's changed her mind at any moment.)

[springrite]

Kimi is asking me to buy her a piano, not to play Fur Elise but so she could pound out the Liszt transcription of Beethoven's 5th, which she considered "the best stuff!". I have a copy of it at home and one in the car just in case she wanted her "BEETHOVEN!" or her "TATATA TUM!" Today I had Debussy in the car when I picked her up at the kindergarten, and she immediately said "what is this soft garbage? Play BEETHOVEN for me!"