I Want Him to be My T'hy'la

By Ster Julie

Rating: G
Codes: S, Am (AU, daycare)

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Thanks, Caz!

"Mommy? What's a t'hy'la?"

"A t'hy'la is someone you have very special feelings for, like A'Nirih and I do."

"So t'hy'la only means mommies and daddies?"

"It can mean mommies and daddies, but it doesn't only mean that. When we find an extra special little girl for your bonding, you and she can be t'hy'las."

"I can only be t'hy'la wif a girl?"

"Don’t sound so dismayed! No, two boys can be t'hy'las if they are very, very close."

"Like when I stand so close to you?"

"No, Baby. Close as in family."

"Like brudders?"

"Yes, brothers can be t'hy'la to each other, but it can also mean a very, very, very, very special friend, too."

"Mommy! Stop tickling me!"

"Why do you want to know about t'hy'las, Baby?"

"I met a boy today. He's really, really, really nice to me. He didn't tease me at all. He let me play wif his stuff and he showed me all around the daycare center. He let me eat his vegabuls and I gave him my yucky sammich. It was something called buh-lo-nee."

"That was nice of him. What is his name?"

"His name is Jimmy. He's gonna be a starship captain an' he wants me to be his science guy. He says we are gonna be the bestest friends in all the world."

"That was nice of him. What did you say?"

" I told him 'Nuh-uh.'"

"Why did you say that?"

"I said 'nuh-uh' 'cuz I want him to be my t'hy'la."

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