Father: [Closing book, reaching to turn off light] And that’s why you should be a good girl and never, ever lie.
Gamma: Dad, look at me.
Father: I am looking at you.
Gamma: No, I mean directly at me. Straight-on.
Father: Like this, you mean?
Gamma: Yeah, I thought so. Your left eye is bigger than the other one.
Father: Bleener eye.
Gamma: What?
Father: I have bleener eye. That’s why I look brain-damaged in pictures.
Gamma: Heh. Bleener eye? It’s called bleener eye?
Father: Yeah, some people have one eye smaller than the other and that’s what you call it. How about now, are they the same size now?
Gamma: No. The left one’s still bigger.
Father: Hrm. Anyway. What were we talking about? Good night.
Gamma: Good night. And come check on me every…
Father: Every five minutes, sure. As always.
gamma is so smart it scares me.
Bleener eye? I have that, too, and I’ve often wondered if it’s as noticeable to others as it is to me when I look at myself in the mirror. Glad to have a name for it…I think…
I guess it’s better than having a lazy eye; however not nearly as fun as having a wandering eye ;~)
Little known fact, “Bleanerism” is commonly tied to congenital lying.
It’s true, you can believe BE because my eyes are especially symmetrical (they told me so when I go laser surgery on my eye)…
So I am not sure if this story even really happened…
Hey don’t look at me like that, ooh, that’s so creepy with your weird eyes.. stop it…
you mean gamma and you don’t do a sweep of the room to get rid of monsters before she sleeps?
Monsters eat out of her hand.
Mig, buddy, just thought of something, not sure if I already recommended this but you should totally read The 13 1/3 Lives of Captain Bluebear to Gamma, and then follow up with Rumo and then move on to The City of Dreaming Books. They’re all written by Walter Moers in German but also available in English and they’re probably the best bedtime reading ever.