44. Tillie Tuesday March 1, 2022
It’s just another Tillie Tuesday,
I wish it were a snooze day,
But it’s my news day,
And just another Tillie Tuesday.
Tillie, the “Big Announcement” Edition
Tillie, with movies on her mind, breaks down “Star Wars” for me.
Disclaimer: We have never watched Star Wars in our house. She may have seen Lego Star Wars somewhere, however.
Tillie: Daddy, let’s break down “Star Wars, okay?”
Me: Okay.
Tillie: Who was Skywalker’s mother?
Me: Padmé Amidala.
Tillie: And they were forced to take out her babies, right? (Aside: I know, I know)
Me: Um, that sounds really bad.
Tillie: Who was her husband again?
Me: Anakin Skywalker.
Tillie: He got corrupted, right? (Aside: She sure knows a lot about this movie we haven’t watched.)
Me: Yes.
Tillie: Then he was Darth Vader.
Me: Yes.
Tillie: Evil, right?
Me: Yes.
Tillie: Who was the evil before Darth Vader…the king?
Me: The emperor.
Tillie: The king still counts.
Me: Okay. (Aside: I didn’t see that coming.)
2. Tillie, on assessing the damage.
Tillie: Daddy, something happened today at school.
Me: What happened?
Tillie: I fell and hurt my chin.
Me: Ouch! Did you bite your tongue?
Tillie: No, I did clinch my teeth really really hard.
Me: Wow.
Tillie: So nothing was broken except my smile.
3. Tillie, on Who’s running this kitchen, anyway?
“It feels like the medicine guys who make the medicine don’t even taste it. They are terrible cooks!”
4. Tillie, on the dietary needs of vampires.
Tillie: Daddy, let’s pretend we are vampires.
Me: Okay.
(Our dinner is a family favorite recipe of chicken tettrazini with mushrooms. Tillie objects to the mushrooms.)
Tillie: Daddy, did you forget to take out the mushrooms?
Me: Well, I tried. Do you know I read a book about vampires by the top expert in the world and they said that vampire’s favorite food is mushrooms?
Tillie: Okay. When I see that book I’m going to cross that out.
