He said what!?!

After seeing me come downstairs with my exercise clothes on and my hair pulled back... Benjamin said, "Oh mommy! Why do you look like that? That does NOT look very pretty at all."

AND

In the car a few days ago I was talking about how pretty the autumn leaves looked when Ben said, "They don't look pretty mom, they look cool."

To which I mistakenly replied, "What kinds of things do you think are pretty then?"

Benjamin answered, "I don't know, like girls and stuff like that."

I should have let it end there, but I decided on a whim to ask, "Would you say mommy is pretty?" (I had normal clothes on and my hair was loose at least :))

He quickly said, "Nope." And then there was a big pause.

I just said, "Oh, OK." As void of emotion as I could.

More silence and then a giggle... "Of course you are mommy. Of course you are pretty!"

"Thanks buddy."