I wanna be a girl

I was ruffling Todd's hair after his shower, musing on how difficult it was to tame that hair, especially with the Daddy-inherited cowlick, and the hair that's not as fine as Daddy's because Mommy's hair is so coarse. I commented that he was long overdue for a haircut, causing him to pull away and exclaim: "No! Don't cut it! I want my hair to be long-- I want to be a girl. Just like Mommy!"

This gave us a good giggle and we humored him, saying he'd be a girl like Oma and Grandma and Aunt Debbie. But he didn't want to be a boy like Daddy? "No!" loud and clear.

Well, what about his beloved Opa? Opa is, after all, a boy too!

Todd's solution?
"Daddy can play with Opa!"