SUNDAY 4am

             Child enters Bedroom

Me:    (Sunday 4.00am) 💤💤

Her:  Mum? Are you awake? 

        (pause then louder...)

        You know? I was finking... 

        I REALLY need a tortoise... or a Sun 

        Conure (pause) What do you fink? 

        Can I please? Can I? 

     

Me:   (4.01am)  😶 💤 😕 ?!?

Her: Well? Can I get one? I know you 

said I could get one for my next birfday

but... could we get one before that please?

(pause) ... why is your stomach so big??? 

ME    (4.01am)...!

Her:  Ok. Never mind (pause) 

        It's still really early you know... 

        So i'm going back to bed!

Me    (4.02AM)💬 + 💭  =  💤💤💤