Child Psychology 101

It's 4:00 and Eloïse walks into our bedroom.

"Mummy, I can't sleep, I keep thinking about all these people swept out to sea and it's so saaad."

After swallowing up my initial idea of waking up Bastiaan to reap what he sowed, I decided to just take a leaf from the Internet. What do we do when we're depressed? Why, look at pictures of cute puppies of course.

And while I didn't find pics of Loki as a puppy, Nicolas as a baby did the trick.

Ellie did try to milk it one last time by asking to sleep in our bed.

Age and height

"You're getting tall, Nico. You're nearly as tall as me.
- I'm not nearly as old as you."

Papa needs to have a serious talk to his son on how to speak to ladies...

Bribery and corruption

We're playing Monopoly and Eloïse buys a street that I wanted.
"Eloïse can I buy Piccadilly off you?
- Nope.
- I'll give you Vine Street, plus M80.
- Nope.
- If you have Vine Street,... *ensues a lengthy exposé on the benefits of owning all three streets on the lot, building houses then hotels and collecting rent from unsuspecting tenants*
- Nope.
- I'll give you Vine Street, plus a Cadbury Rose.
- OK !"