We have been staying at home for the past 19 days now, because of the Coronavirus.

I am really scared; I have no idea who will take care of you if daddy or I are infected!!! I am totally fine with the concept of death, but I can’t even imagine dying before you are independant. This is the main reason that I am trying to stay as safe and healthy as possible.

You and I went out for a little bit of scootering in our building complex. You noticed a carving in the cement on the floor: sad.

Our conversation was really interesting:

• Mom, look. Somebody wrote sad here.
• Who do you think?
• I think the coronavirus engraved it here. Because all it can do is to make people sick!
• If I was to recreate coronavirus I would create it in a way to spread happiness, and be highly contagious. I would make it in a way to be transferred even through looking. Like if I had coronavirus and I looked at someone else, that person would become extremely happy with no reason.
• But mom, even then I wouldn’t want to be exposed to Coronavirus.
• Why?
• Because I love my personality as is. I do not want Coronavirus or anything else to give me happiness. I like myself the way I am.

Well, I love you more than anything in my whole life. I think you are a great thinker, and with you and people like you, the world will definitely be a better place. I am proud of you.

You went out shopping with daddy, and took Oreos for snack. You dropped your Oreos and they split.

Daddy- Deeba, your Oreos are injured.

Deeba- No, they had different plans, so, they split up.

!!!!!

This is what you said:

The higher your expectation is, there is more room for disappointment.

You have no idea how smart you are. God bless you.

I didn’t post many of your beautiful and cute conversations here. Daddy and I posted some of them on Facebook.

I saw one of them on Facebook, and decided to post it here. Facebook post is dated Oct. 1st, 2016:

Deeba: daddy, why did you shoo the bug out? I liked her. I had left her food on my knee to eat
Daddy: sorry hon, won’t do it again.
Deeba: I’ll drop her food on the floor if you do this again.
Daddy: I won’t do it, but I think it’s OK if you drop her food on the floor.
Deeba: NO, IT’S NOT OK. SHE WILL GET SICK!!!.

You had a bit of a gum infection and daddy took to for an emergency gum abscess removal. I was not there. I was in a real estate event.

Vahid said you were really scared, and you were sweating all over your body. You had to be anesthetized. But I am deeply proud of you, and I am really happy that your dad was there with you.

As I told you, being brave is not about not being scared. It is about doing the right thing, and managing the situation EVEN though we are scared.

Maman Fakhri had given you a bracelet with designs that are supposed to keep you from evil’s eye.

You found the bracelet in Toronto, as I was cleaning drawers and asked me about it:

– Mom, what is this?

– This is a bracelet that Maman Fakhri gave to you. These designs are supposed to keep people from evil eye. Do you know what it means?

– No?!

– It is some kind of superstition. Do you know what superstition means?

– No?!!

– Some people believe in specific things which are quite unsubstantiated and have no scientific evidence. For example, some people believe that 13 brings bad luck, or 7 or 8 bring good luck. Now, some people believe that if someone says something good about my hair, for example, something really bad will happen to my hair! This is called evil eye. But there is no scientific proof for any of those beliefs. Such beliefs are called superstition. Now, it is your choice. Do you want this bracelet?

– No, thanks. I don’t believe in any of these.

And….the bracelet is now somewhere in Toronto. I am happy you are smart and reasonable enough to refute superstition, my dear Deeba.

In August,you and I were swimming in the pool downstairs. One of the neighbors was there too. She was talking to me about the places that we have lived.

Me: we lived in Toronto for almost 15 years, and then we came down to San Jose in 2016.

You continued: You know, we ran away from our family and friends all the way down from Toronto to San Jose!!!!

–  Mom, what is this poster about?

-It is about donating food for hungry kids.

-Why are they hungry?

– What do you think?

-hmmm…I guess their parents ate all the food!

-@#$$%#$@?!?!

Your dad had to go to a business trip. He was packing and was to leave in half an hour.

You asked:

-بابا, چرا باید بری مسافرت؟

– به خاطر کارم, دیبا جون. تو هم که بزرگ بشی حتما برای کارت می ری مسافرت.

– نه. من هیچ وقت این کار رو نمی کنم.

– حتما می کنی, دیبا جون. زندگی خیلی عجیبه.

– نه ددی, زندگی عجیب  نیست. آدمها عجیبند.  تو عجیبی!

I have no idea how you turned out so incredibly smart.

You are adorable.

We were playing tea party last night, and as usual I tried to engage you in a conversation as a part of the game. I opened up by telling you -on behalf of Hello Kitty stuffed toy who was also at the party- that I had a very hard day at work. I was really busy.

And… you started too:

You know something weird happened at work today. When I got in, I realized that all computers were unlocked, and the security didn’t work. I had to stay at work at night for 16 nights in a row, because I am the security manager!!

I have absolutely no clue where you got the idea! that should be either at preschool, or from youtube clips.