Jay and i met my brother this evening to pick up my niece. she's grown so damn much since the last time i saw her; it's only been a few months. i think she's gonna be taller than me. gawd. everyone's taller than me!

anyhoos, she slept the whole drive back home. at first, i tried to keep her awake by tickling her toes and suddenly yelling her name whenever i saw her head nod, but she wasn't having that shit. "tia! leave me alone! i'm tryna take a nap! you always messin' with people!"

just as we were pulling in the driveway, she woke up. "Ooh, tia, I'm so glad we made it. I gotta pee, girl."

the kid is a too much.

since i didn't get a chance to plan dinner, we ordered pizza and pigged out. she and Jay sat at the table making goofy faces and slinging cheese at each other. i was a little irked because i was gonna be the one to clean all that shit up, but i let the two kids have their fun.

i've always been very intrigued by the bond those two share. C's a lot like me in that she doesn't get attached to people she doesn't know. she's not the friendliest child. you're always a stranger in her eyes. whenever we have huge family gatherings, and some extended family member wants to give her a hug, she's like, 'psh. i don't know you. get outta my face.' she's always been very fond of Jay though. when she was an infant, the only two men that could hold her without her screaming her little head off was her dad and Jay. it's...weird....but i digress.

after they were done making a mess in the kitchen, C comes to me with pizza sauce all over her face, "what are we supposed to do next?"

"What do you wanna do?"

"Have fun!"

"What kind of fun?!"

"You know! The fun with toys and games and stuff."

it's hard to deny that sweet little face; but i really had to clean the kitchen or i'd have an aneurysm. i ran a bubble bath for her, made Jay go clean himself up, and swiffered away. then, we had "fun with toys and games and stuff."

we played twister [the child-friendly version] for a couple of hours. my stomach is still hurting from all the laughing. it's not what she says that's funny, it's the delivery.

"tia! get yo' booty out my face. you in the way!"

"eww, Jay, why yo' feet smell like that?"

"you know i can't reach my leg out that far to that color! spin it again!"

there were so many other crazy things that came from her mouth. she's the funniest 6 year old in the world and exactly what Jay and i need right now. just tons of good times and laughter. although, i didn't particularly care for being attacked with tickles by those two. i almost peed on myself.

after twister and all the tickling, Jay popped some kettle corn and we all went upstairs and climbed in bed to watch the spongebob squarepants movie--Jay's choice, of course. halfway through the way, C fell asleep, so we gave her another 20 minutes to make sure she was out for good before taking her downstairs to the guest room. ya can't do grown folks stuff with a kid drooling in your lap.

about half an hour later, as we're getting all hot and heavy under the covers, the girl bursts through the door sobbing, "WHY YOU LEAVE ME ALONE BY MYSELF IN THAT ROOM?! IT AIN'T EVEN NO NIGHT-LIGHT IN THERE!"


cock-blocked by a 6 year old. lovely, isn't it?


it was funny, but i felt bad so i gave her a piggyback ride downstairs and let her have a cookie and some milk before taking her back to bed. she was still a little mad but let me stay in bed with her until she fell asleep. i left the lamp on when i left that time. thankfully, she stayed asleep and i got some *special attention* from my man.

although i'm not counting on it, i hope she sleeps late.
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