Kids speak...
Recently, Annabelle found a green tassel in a craft drawer. "I know what this could be for," she remarked. " If someone steals sumpin' of yours, you take this and you tickle them, and they drop it and you grab it and run!"
I showed Annabelle and David a video of a mother cat hugging her sleeping kitten. "It is so cute! Play it again!' were heard from both kids. David added, thoughtfully, "I wish I could be a cat...for a little while...just to see what it is like..."