A Very Sweet Gesture

(I teach at an English-language preschool. I have a French first name that some of the children find difficult to pronounce. One morning, a little girl hands me a drawing on which her mother has helped her write ‘Chocolate.’)

Mother: “is your name really Chocolate?”

Me: “No, it’s [My Name].” *to child* “But I do love chocolate, and I love this drawing, too. Thank you.”

Child: “I love you, too, Chocolate!”