Tender Words

This morning I stood before my bedroom mirror applying my makeup. My three-year-old son played with toys at my feet. His attention was especially fixed on a small stuffed lamb. I discreetly eavesdropped as he had an imaginary conversation with the small toy. It went something like this:

" You are such a cute baby lamb. I love you so much. You are so little and pretty. I will always take care of you and love you. And I will protect you from bad robots. If any bad robots come I will fight them with my light sabre and I will cut off their heads. I love you, little lamb."

Tender words from a three-year-old boy ... a boy who has been watching too many Star Wars movies with his daddy, methinks.