Monday, July 8, 2013

I Love You (Back And Forth)

Location: Somewhere In Missouri

*on the road, driving back to Houston*
Aylen: "Momma?"
Felicia: "Yes?"
Aylen: "I love you."
*pause*
Felicia: "Aylen?"
Aylen: "Yes?"
Felicia: "I love you."
*pause*
Aylen: "Momma?"
Felicia: "Yes?"
Aylen: "I love you."
*pause*
Felicia: "Aylen?"
Aylen: "Yes?"
Felicia: "I love you."
*pause*
Senia: "Daddy?"
Fernando: "Yes?"
Senia: "Could you pass me my milk?"
Fernando [mutters]: "Eff that."

Babysit Your Children

Location: Somewhere In Oklahoma City

Senia [to Aylen]: "One day, Aylen, you will beg me to babysit your kids and I am going to say, 'NO!'"
 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Half Human

Location: Friends' House

Senia: "I'm half human and half Mexican."

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Lost Balloon

Location: At Home

*Felicia lost a balloon during the Pride Parade*
Senia [to Felicia]: "If you love something, let it go. If it is love, it will come back... *pauses* That balloon is not coming back."

Friday, June 14, 2013

Thin, Sparse Lashes

Location: Home

Aylen [to Felicia]: "You don't have to wear mascara to be beautiful, Mom. Thin, sparse lashes are beautiful, too."
*Aylen pats Felicia in the arm*

Too Old

Location: Home

Aylen [to Felicia] "How old do you have to be to not be able to have babies?"
Felicia: "Forty seven? Forty five? Forty nine? Fifty? Everyone is different."
Aylen: "Okay. That's when your breasts just wither away then?"
*Aylen pats Felicia in the arm*

Monday, May 13, 2013

Baby Store

Location: Home

*Senia right after taking a shower*
Senia [to Felicia]: "Ahhhh, I feel like a new kid. Was I this shiny when I was born?"
Felicia: "No, you were slimy and covered in blood. But you were still beautiful to me and one of the best presents I have ever received."
Senia: "Wait. Present? So, you got me at a store?"
Felicia: "No, you came our of my uterus."
Senia: "So what you are saying is, your uterus is like a store full of babies?"
*Senia eyes Felicia's stomach suspiciously*