Liz is always pretending to be something; an animal, a pokemon, a mythical creature, etc. Of course, I have to participate and also be a creature. I'm the bird's mom or the cat's new owner or the Pokemon's trainer. This can be exhausting. I sometimes ask "can't we just be us?" I guess not.

I always mess up when I'm one of Liz's imaginary creatures. I don't get the sounds right or forget the name of the Pokemon or something. This makes me tired. It frustrates Liz.

Of course I've tried to use this imaginary play to my advantage. One evening we were Pokemons and I told the baby Pokemon "OK, baby pokemon, your mommy Pokemon wants you to get in bed. Baby Pokemons need plenty of sleep to be healthy and grow." My baby Pokemon-Liz promptly replied "I'm a nocturnal Pokemon."