The World According to Mini Me

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

05 Sep 2011 11:56 PM

Maybe it's the hair, the eyes, or the fact that we're both females with similar DNA, but from a very young age my daughter has been told that she looks just like me.

Me, as in her very old mother, not me, as a child.

Personally, I think she looks exactly like I did as a 7-year-old.

Oddly, my mother doesn't see the resemblance at all.

A couple of years ago, someone asked us if we were sisters.

Granted, the person asking was a very, very elderly woman, but that didn't stop me from kissing her feet.

Needless to say, "mini me," is an expression my daughter hears a lot of.

While we may have similar features, my daughter most definitely has a mind of her own... and a mouth that never fails to surprise.

Here are a few of mini me's more memorable quips:

Re: My job as a work-at-home mom: Daughter vs. the computer

DD: "Mommy, let's play Connect Four."

Me: "Just a second, honey. I have to finish this project."

DD: "Your work is so annoying. Just tell them you're dead."

Re: Bedtime

Me: "Get back in bed and go to sleep, young lady."

DD: "I can't. I can hear you out there."

Me: "You wouldn't hear me if you were asleep."

DD: "My ears are on all the time."

Re: Dressing Up

Me: "You look gorgeous in your new dress."

DD: "Thank you, but can you put this earring on me? I want to be a real lady."

Re: Pears

DD: "Do you like pears, Mommy?"

Me: "I sure do."

DD: "I like pears too."

Me: "You do?"

DD: "Well, I sure like to touch them."

Re: Driving snakes

Me: "Whoa! Be careful with that car you almost ran over my foot."

DD: "My snake is a bad driver."

Me: "Yeah, snakes are not very good drivers."

DD: "Well, this is a talking snake. He has hands."

Me: "Really."

DD: "Yeah, but he drives with his tail."

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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