So yesterday we were driving home from Grandpa's place and Claire and Eva were fighting over a toy (their favourite past-time). One of my usual methods to get them to share is to lecture them about the Devil and their Guardian angel.
It usually goes this way; 'If you are good and listen to your Guardian Angel, she will love you and take care of you. However, if you are naughty and do what the Devil tells you to do, he will love to follow you around and be your friend!'
This method usually has a high success rate when used on Claire and Annie. Not so much for Eva...
After settling that tiff, Claire was playing by herself and pretending to talk on the phone;
Claire: Hello Devil, don't disturb my sister okay? Thanks, bye.
pause...
Claire: Oh ya, Devil, I forgot to ask you; are you a boy or a girl?
pause...
Claire: Oh okay, never mind. Bye.
Later, they started arguing again because Eva put her shoe-clad foot on the car seat and refused to listen to Claire's instructions to remove her foot.
Claire: Mummy! Eva put her leg on the cushion!
Mum: Eva, put your foot down.
no response...
Mum: Eva, put your foot down.
no response...
Mum: Eva, if you don't put your foot down, I'll tell the Devil you're a naughty girl who doesn't want to listen to her mummy!
no response...
Mum: I'll tell Miss Tan!
quickly removes leg...
Eva: Okay no more!
Apparently Miss Tan (her playschool principal) is scarier than the Devil!
Dad: (just for fun) Is Miss Tan a boy or girl?
Claire: Girl!
Eva: Boy!
Claire: Girl!
Eva: Boy!
Mum: Miss Tan is a girl.
Claire: Nah...
Eva: Girl got long hair!
Mum: Girls can cut their hair short like boys.
Eva: Only boy got short hair!
Mum: No, girls can have short hair as well. She is Miss Tan, that means she is a girl. If she is Mr Tan, then it's a boy.
long pause...
Claire: Who is Mr Tan?
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