Sulaiman: Mama, don’t eat so much you eat so much
Me: Ok Sulaiman. Thank you.
Sulaiman: Later your tummy get bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger and got another baby inside.
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The Boys Meet Aisha
Ayub: Aisha got no pepet.
Me: Yup, Aisha is a girl.
Sulaiman: Aisha got… no nothing.
Me: Yeah.
Ayub: Aisha… got no NOTHING!
Sulaiman: Holy moly.
Bringing Home Aisha
Sulaiman: Is that Aisha?
Ayub: Hi Aisha!
Sulaiman: Is you come back from the hospital?
Ayub: I want to see Aisha!
Sulaiman: Is Aisha a baby?
Ayub: I want to hold Aisha. Can I carry? I want to carry Aisha!
Anything “Magic” to get out of Trouble
Ayub: Mama, the lightsaber is broken.
Me: What happened?
Ayub: Got a pen stuck in it, see?
Me: How did a pen get stuck in there?
Ayub: I don’t know.
Me: Did you put it in there?
Ayub: Yeah.
Me: Ayub, you broke the lightsaber.
Ayub: I don’t know.
Me: How did you put the pen in there?
Ayub: [with jazz hands and a whisper] Magically…
The Transfer of Fear
Sulaiman: Mama I go in the school bus by myself!
Me: I know! You’re so clever!
Sulaiman: I’m not scared at all! It’s not scary. I’m not scared.
Me: Aww… You’re such a big boy.
Sulaiman: I didn’t cry. I like it!
Me: Yay!
Sulaiman: Aunty drive so fast like wheeeeeeee and wheeeeeee and wheeeeeeee!
Me: Oh, that sounds scary to Mama.
Sulaiman: No it’s fun! It’s like a rollercoaster!