I recently put up a photo of each of my nieces and nephews (5 in total). They're all pretty cute, but the photo of the younger niece is totally sweet. 12-yr-old girl (with a short attention span - and her mum knows this so the girl has a slightly longer lesson each week) comments on it every week.
Girl: Awww!!! That- she's so... cute!!! That basketball - will you play with me? Awww... And just looking up, like, oh. So. Sweet.
Me: Yeah, she is pretty cute.
Girl: How old is she?
Me: In that photo she's 18 months.
Girl: And the rest of them! So cute! Aww - who's the little guy at the end?
Me: That's A - the lower 4 photos were all taken at his 2nd birthday party.
Girl: Ohhh - and who's the sweet little girl hiding behind the tree?
Me: That's his big sister, C, who's 4-
Girl: And the [giggle] kid with blue paint?
Me: That's H - and it's not paint, it's icing [girl raises eyebrows] - kids like blue icing. On birthday cakes. Especially boys.
Girl: Okay, that's pretty cute. And the-
Me: That's the oldest, O - that was taken last year, but he's just turned 7 now.
Girl: Oh, nice. And- [shaking head] wow. She's just... so... cute... And she looks a little bit like you.
Me [raised eyebrows]: Um...
Girl: Well, you know, you've got darker hair... and yours is a bit longer and all. Oh, and you're taller. Obviously. And you're not holding a basket ball that's, like, half your size. Practically. And you're not wearing a sweet little pink dress and oh look at the shoes! They're so-
Me: Yeah, they are pretty sweet. Ahem - could you play that piece now please?
Girl: What? Oh. I guess- agh! She'ssocute! Okay. Focus. Right.
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