The definition of becoming a grown-up:
A) An increase of 'Hand-wash only' articles of clothing
B) Actually hand-washing said articles as opposed to saying 'eff it' and tossing them in the machine.
C) Taking extra care not to dirty said items, so that you can avoid hand-washing them.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Conversations with my kid - She's got it all figured out.
From the "Everything I need to know I learned in Kindergarten" file....
So my four-year-old daughter is in Junior kindergarten, and it seems she has a boyfriend. I've heard about nothing but this kid since september. Sometimes they get along, sometimes they fight... normal kids stuff.
I had this unnerving conversation with her tonight, which started from her telling me how Dustin chases her at recess.
"He chases me because he's my boyfriend."
"Oh is he?"
"Yeah"
"Is he nice to you?"
"Yeah... Olivia thinks he's mean to me"
"Is he mean to you?"
"No, he just chases me"
"Well, if he IS mean to you, you don't need friends like that."
She nods and after a few minutes, she says, rather profoundly:
"If I want him to stop chasing me, I have to say 'I love you.'"
I was in my 20's before I figured THAT out. Kudos, kid. Kudos.
So my four-year-old daughter is in Junior kindergarten, and it seems she has a boyfriend. I've heard about nothing but this kid since september. Sometimes they get along, sometimes they fight... normal kids stuff.
I had this unnerving conversation with her tonight, which started from her telling me how Dustin chases her at recess.
"He chases me because he's my boyfriend."
"Oh is he?"
"Yeah"
"Is he nice to you?"
"Yeah... Olivia thinks he's mean to me"
"Is he mean to you?"
"No, he just chases me"
"Well, if he IS mean to you, you don't need friends like that."
She nods and after a few minutes, she says, rather profoundly:
"If I want him to stop chasing me, I have to say 'I love you.'"
I was in my 20's before I figured THAT out. Kudos, kid. Kudos.
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