Its pouring rain, were all set to go out. I tell Lil:

“I gotta pee”

Lil says “me pee too”

We go, undress, takes off boots, rain pants, pants, diaper, she sits on the potty, looks up and says:

“me no pee”

We drop by the market after picking up Luke from school. Luke wants pizza, so Lily wants pizza. I get two slices and we sit down.

“Lily, do you want me to cut some small pieces?”

“Yes, wee, wee”

I cut small pieces, she looks at them and gets upset, she looks at Luke who is eating a whole piece

“big big peece”

I cut her a large piece, to no avail.

I put the pizza down and tell her she can help herself, she goes nutty. Doesn’t like that.

Lily is a complex, highly attenuated, lovely, (did I say complicated) little girl person.