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Who Has a Pirate Kitty? Emma has an imaginary friend that has done everything. She's gone to Europe, been to the moon, drove a race car, lived in China, personally knows Santa Claus, attended pre-school, high school, been married, had kids, owned every toy ever produced and seen every movie ever released. She's done it all. To protect her true identity, let's call Emma's imaginary friend "Esmeralda." So that you can begin to appreciate the dynamic nature of Esmeralda's experience consider the following; on Monday Esmeralda might be the same age as Emma, on Wednesday Emma might be babysitting for a younger version of Esmeralda, and on Friday Esmeralda is starting her own business to sell pink things. So is the life for Esmeralda. Hell, for one week in December Esmeralda was a boy. Last night after dinner Emma was fluttering around me while I cleared dirty dishes off the kitchen table. "Did you know Esmeralda is a pirate?" Emma asked me.  (Pirates seem to be very popular in our house right now.)"No, I didn't know that." "Yep. She's a Pirate Queen and her car is a boat" "Really? Her car is a boat . . ." "And she drives around the ocean with her pirate kitty and pirate puppy" "Wait, she has a pirate kitty? How does that work?" "Yep. And they bury their treasure in the desert." And there you go. Once again Esmeralda is out breaking down barriers and preconceived notions of how things should be. Pirate Queens who drive boat-cars, own pirate cats, and bury their treasure in the barren desert. When you think Esmeralda is going to zig, she zags. I would love to figure out how I could meet Esmeralda. Sometimes I really envy Emma. posted by Brendan | 4:56 PM | permanent link |
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