Sulaiman: Mama, I cannot shower anymore.
Me: Why not?
Sulaiman: (big sigh) …because it hurts.
Me: It hurts to shower?
Sulaiman: Yes. It hurts my leg.
Me: Uh-huh.
Sulaiman: So I cannot shower anymore, right Mama?
Such Manipulation.
Sulaiman: I want Mama’s phone.
Me: No, I’m using my phone. Go play with something else.
Sulaiman: But I waaaaant.
Me: …
Sulaiman: I want Mama’s phone because I’m your friend…
Me: You’re not my friend. You’re my son.
Sulaiman: I still want Mama’s phone.
Me: And I’m still using my phone.
Sulaiman: But I want Mama’s phone because I’m your son.
Me: …
Sulaiman: And I love you.
Requirements to be Sulaiman’s Friend.
Sulaiman: Marcus is not my friend. Marcus is a baby. I don’t want to friend with babies!
Me: Ok.
Sulaiman: Ayub is my friend, I like Ayub.
Me: You fight with Ayub ALL the time…
Sulaiman: No. I not fighting with Ayub now…
Me: Yeah, that’s because he’s not here.
Sulaiman: I like Mama. Mama is my friend also.
Me: Awww… I like you too!
Sulaiman: But I don’t like Ayah. Ayah is not my friend.
Me: Why?
Sulaiman: Because Ayah pull my shorts.
Me: Awww… Silly Ayah. It’s because you’re so cute. I will tell him not to pull your shorts ok?
Sulaiman: And… Ayah phone is broken. Mama phone not broken. Ayah phone cannot play.
Ayub’s School Trip
Me: Did you enjoy your school trip Ayub?
Ayub: We sit on the bus!
Me: Yeah, I heard, you like the bus huh?
Ayub: Yeah! Got TWO buses Mama.
Me: Wow…
Ayub: And got two uncle drive the buses.
Me: Ooooh…
Ayub: And all the friends and teachers and babies go on the buses.
Me: And then what happened?
Ayub: Then we walk walk walk and take a picture and come back to school on the bus!
Me: That’s it? That was your school trip?
Ayub: Yeah!
Sulaiman’s School Trip
Me: How was your school trip?
Sulaiman: We sit on the bus!
Me: Yeah? That’s nice! Where did you go?
Sulaiman: We go on the bus!
Me: I know. Did you enjoy your school trip?
Sulaiman: Marcus sit next to me on the bus.
Me: Oh. Is Marcus your friend?
Sulaiman: No, Marcus not my friend. Marcus is naughty!
Me: Why is Marcus naughty?
Sulaiman: Marcus take my bag!
Me: Oh no, did you cry?
Sulaiman: No.
Me: Did you tell the teacher?
Sulaiman: No.
Me: So what did you do?
Sulaiman: I tell Marcus “I don’t want to friend you!” then he give me back my bag and then we friends again.