Emma and I are paging through the new Little Einsteins coloring book Grandma & Grandpa gave her for Easter, and we come to a page that asks you to draw in creatures of the sea. Emma suggests I draw some fish and starfish. Of course, I draw away.
Then she says: “Mommy, draw Ariel.”
I respond: “A mermaid? Oh no, Emma. I don’t think Mommy can draw a mermaid.”
E: “Yes, you can, Mommy. You can do it. You’re a great Mommy!”
How could I say no to that?