i: I am a big kid.
A: And getting bigger and some day you’ll be a grown-up.
i: I don’t want to be a grown-up.
A: Well, you will keep growing and someday you will be a grown-up.
i: I don’t want to die.
A: Well, everyone dies.
i: Do people get smaller?
A: No, we grow bigger not smaller.
i: I don’t want to grow up.
A: Do you want to play on the slide?
i: Yeah!

Ivan has been pretending to be the astromech droid Chopper who he has seen in ads for the upcoming cartoon Star Wars Rebels. He loves Chopper and will roleplay Chopper at length. In his play, I am Hera the ship captain who tries to get Chopper, the grumpy astromech droid, to help repair things. Chopper has trouble listening to the captain and crew, but ultimately has a good heart. I think art is imitating life here.
Anyway that’s the background for this conversation.
i: My favorite astromech droid is Chopper.
A: My favorite is R2D2.
i: I am Chopper. (It was clear from his tone that he really wanted to be my favorite astromech droid. I’ve long loved R2D2 but Chopper is growing on me.)