Who's who

Remember when you were a little kid, and you always liked to pretend you were someone else?

My cousin Haley and I used to do that all the time while we were watching cartoons--particularly, I recall, with Scooby Doo. We always, always fought over who was who.

"I'm Daphne." I'd say.

"No, I'm Daphne" she'd say.

"No, you're Velma."

"No, you're Velma."

.....whispered, five seconds later.....

"No, you're Velma. I'm Daphne."

Tonight, Colin and Cameron were having the same go-around, and it totally brought me back to those days when Haley and I used to have those tiffs. Except, the boys were fighting over Kung Fu Panda rather than Scooby Doo.

Poor Cameron. Colin wouldn't let him be anybody.

Cameron: "I'm Tigress."

Colin: "You can't be Tigress. She's a girl Cameron. Mommy's Tigress."

Cameron: "Ok. I'm Shifu."

Colin: "No, Daddy's Shifu."

Cameron: "Then I'm Monkey."

Colin: "No, you can't be Monkey. I'm Monkey."

And, before he could even say it.....

Colin: "And, Ethan's Mantis. You can't be Mantis."

Cameron just looked at me, like...."Boy. This is stupid."

Viper was all that was left. And Viper is also a girl.

But it didn't matter. Colin already had determined what needed to happen here, based on some *ahem* genetic similarities between Cameron and one other such character.

"Just be Po, Cameron. You have to be Po......he's the only one with a big belly."