“Here’s some fish. It came from an old headache. It’s a big fat purple fish.” [Holding a wad of purple Play-Do]
[whispering in my ear] “Tyson puts his thumb in his mouth. He has a backpack with cars on it.”
[seriously] “Mommy, put this band-aid on your arm fur.” [Thanks, kiddo.]
[triumphantly] “This. This is my treasure chest!” [...]

I’ve been having all sorts of fascinating conversations with my son lately. He just turned three. He’s not only a sponge for language, but his fantasy world is rich, often logical, surprising. He’ll rattle off a five minute narrative that begins with something concrete (the toilet overflowed) and leads to detailed fantasy (the account of [...]