She Said What?

For those of you that have spent any time with my husband and I then you know that our relationship revolves around good natured teasing, pestering and the occasional insult. For my part of this, I spend a lot of time fending off the tickle monster, screaming, and smacking him upside the head.

From time to time, this disturbs K. We've talked about it and it seems she thinks Daddy is hurting me and I need rescuing. I've assured her that he in fact not hurting me and I don't need rescuing. to which she promptly replies.

"I could hurt him, if you let me."

Then a bit of pouting and "No really I could. I'm strong, and it would hurt. I know you can't hurt him cause you hit like a girl, but Mommy, I could cause I don't hit like a girl."

"You don't? What do you hit like."

Her brow crinkled a bit. "Well, not a boy, cause I'm not a boy, but defintitely not like a girl. But I am a girl. Hmm, I know! I hit like an awesome girl. Yeah, and awesome girl."

"So, I'm not awesome?"

"Not really, but Mommy that's because you hit like a regular girl, all weak."

"I do?"

"Yeah, but only cause you've never been a Vampire Spider Queen, a Pirate Princess, and a Ninja Warrior Girl."

"Yeah you're right."

She pat me on the shoulder. "But you know I could hurt him if you let me."

I nodded and then held my chuckle until she walked away. Honestly, what do you say to that?