if i were a butterfly..

she says to me as we are driving along.. "mommy.. if i were a butterfly, i'd want to be your pet and i would sit on your shoulder alllll day long"..

i perked up to smile at her in my rear view mirror..  just to see her go back to singing along to the radio, like no big deal..

it was a fleeting thought in her head.. she didn't think twice about  her comment.. but that comment happened to make my heart melt..
twice.