I'm so loved...I think...

So tonight Talia gave a beautiful prayer in which she was so heartfelt in asking for her Dad to want to join the church and be baptized so he could baptize her. After the prayer was finished, I told her that I thought she had said some beautiful things. She tearfully said "I really want him to be baptized, because I want us to be all together in heaven...

"[see, the LDS doctrine is that lots of good people are in heaven - there are 3 'levels' of heaven, but to be in heaven as a family, that is, to be all together, the parents and the children need to be "sealed" together in the temple,
and of course to do that you need to be a member of the church; see mormon.org for further clarification - or just ask! ]

...and Talia continued saying ..."I want him to be with me in heaven because I kind of like him better than you."

I really had to stifle the laughter. She cracks me up. Not only that but she went on to say that the reason she likes Dad more than me is "because I'm a girl and I'm the firstborn." Not much birth-order theory here, is there???

It's good that I am secure enough (today) in myself and my parenting that she can say things like that without hurting my feelings. She's so funny!!!!