Odd conversations with a 4 year old

In the car the other day as we drove by a big crane.....

Emma: Mom, if a struction worker comes to get me and puts me on top of that crane I will tell him, Hey, I'm not a struction worker, I'm a kid!

Me: Ok, Emma (my general response when I'm only half listening)

Emma: And then if he says he has to keep me because I have to go to work building a barn, then I will kick him in his penis.

Me: Uhhhh......No body is going to come get you, I promise. And where did you learn that anyway??

Emma: I don't know but then he will drop me from the crane, I will land on top of the car and you will be so happy, you will reach up and get me and buckle me back in my car seat.



How to respond to that? She comes up with the strangest stories out of the blue and usually they are funny and entertaining, but this one worried me a little bit. I will have to think for a while before talking again about this one.

Here is another little less scary one:

Emma: Mom, when I get bigger I will rescue all the fairies that live in the bottom of the trees and then they will love me and they will teach me all the fairy things and live inside my pockets.

Me: That sounds like fun!

Emma: They will have little flashlights that they shine up and down. Then they will run out of batteries and need me to get new ones.

Me: Ok

Emma: Then we will have a birthday party and they will come out and say "hey everyone we are Emma's fairies." And the kids will be scared so they all will run home and I will be sad.

Me: Well, then you will still have daddy and I and Abby with you.

Emma: And Sunny- she likes the fairies too, but then she might EAT them so I will put them back in my pocket.

Me: Oh, good story Emma.



I love these stories! I wish I could remember them all and write them in a little book for her to read when she is older. It is all so real to her, and so magical. These stories go on all day in her own little world. Even when she is in her room for quiet time, I hear her talking, and talking, creating conversations between her animals and dolls. I love her imagination and hope it stays with her forever.