all i want for christmas is..

to be a bacteria

“i wook like to be a bacteria” said my almost 3 year old moments ago as we were walking home

oh! is that your christmas and birthday wish?

“yaH!” in the way that 2 almost 3 year olds live. all or none. a moment as a superhero, another as a leaf, another moment as a normal almost 3 year old looking for snacks. (2s after lunch of course)

oh wow. why sweetheart – tugs his small hands as we crossed a busy road

“cos it’s so small. it must be cute. it eats everything. it can live everywhere

but it’s not bad person. like a virus. if it is, you can anti-buy-your-tickss them

sure.

so i want to grow up to be a bacteria. i need to choose a color and shape for my bacteria.

so off we go thinking of ways to transform him into one.

my bacteria-aspiring son and i.

and his awesome logic about life.

the world, surely, is big enough to accommodate a(-nother) small microbe wish like yours.