Dinnertime

"Mom and Dad, I told on you today at school."

"Really. What have we done now?"

"I told my teacher that you call me Beanie Weanie and that I don't like it."

"Mm-Hmm."

"She said that she wouldn't want to be called that, either."

"Did you mention to her that your nickname is 'Lillybean?'

"Or that you told us you love to be called Beanie Weanie?"

She clears her throat.

"Well, my name is Lilly Noelle and I would like to be called 'Noelle.'"

"Ok, no problem. If that's your name, you have to know how to spell it. So, how do you spell it?"

"L-I-L-L-Y."

"Well then, it's settled."