Out of the Mouth of Babes. Again.

While it's no surprise that Alexis LOVES Chicago, so does Mila. Alexis generally loves big cities and diversity and all of the things, so she'll spend all day every day in an urban area. I swear the kid is going to end up being a no-car having, tiny apartment-dwelling, cat lady. And now it's beginning to look like Mila might be sharing that giant rent check and litter box cleaning with her sister.

I know this because I had the audacity to leave downtown Chicago today and take the girls to the zoo. Chicago's zoo is relatively urban, but you wouldn't know it while you are there. While both girls had a ton of fun at the zoo, Mila kept asking to go back to "the big Chicago." She calls it that, by the way. It's not "Chicago." It's "the big Chicago." As in, "Are we driving to the big Chicago?" and "Can we go back to the big Chicago?" over and over and over and over and OMG, CHILD.

Mila definitely asked if we were going back one time too many. It was right around the time she was failing to notice a giant bear standing two feet from her, which was convenient because when that kid asks the same question too many times, I turn into a bear. She was surrounded! I'm more vicious, though.

And, thus, I growled and said something about "Stop asking me to go to the big Chicago or I'm going to rip your face off." I don't think I said exactly that, but it's what I meant.

Mila paused, sighed, and then rolled her eyes at me.

ROLLED.

HER.

EYES.

AT.

ME.

Don't tell me teens are hard because I have a 4-year old that rolls her eyes at me when she thinks I'm being dumb. I mean, Alexis does it too but not nearly as expertly.

ANYWAY.

Once the Tiny Human was done showing me just how advanced at attitudedness she is, she continued, "Mom, I think you need some coffee. You're really grumpy."

And that is the short story of why I'm buying stock in duct tape. At the rate we're going, I'm going to be needing a lot of it to keep Mila's mouth in check.

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In her defense, did you need coffee?
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