The scene: Katie is upstairs taking a bath. Ian is keeping her company, and much hilarity is ensuing. (Why is he keeping her company? I don't know. I try not to question things when they're actually getting along.) Suddenly there is the thump, thump, thump of Ian running to the top of the stairs.
Ian, urgently: Daddy? Is polar bear hair clear?
Me (I know, I'm not Daddy, but I can answer this one): Yes, it is.
Katie, offstage: SEE? I told you it was!
Ian: Oh, yeah??? But you STILL can't SEE THROUGH polar bears!!!
No fool, he.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Conversations in the Car
My 8-year-old daughter is just starting the crushes (Zac Efron is the most prominent, of course), and I haven't heard much about boys from her yet. However, I had the following conversation with my 5-year-old son on the way home from kindergarten. It really hammered home the fact that the Mars/Venus thing starts early.
Ian: Jessica likes me.
Me: Do you like her, too?
Ian: Yes. The only thing that is annoying about her is that whenever she sees me, she has to make MWAH, MWAH sounds to me.
Me: Oh, I see.
Ian: She asked me if I would be her boyfriend.
Me, trying to keep a straight face: And what did you say?
Ian (with scorn): No! Do you think I would have a girlfriend who is so teeny? [Jessica is on the small side]
Me: Well, most boys are taller than their girlfriends. It's really okay, and it doesn't matter how tall anyone is. But you probably are too young to have a girlfriend.
Ian: Duh! [He lets a few beats pass.] Anyway, I'm not really as much ... [searching for the words] *into* her as she is into me.
It was all I could do to keep a straight face and not run the van off the road!
Ian: Jessica likes me.
Me: Do you like her, too?
Ian: Yes. The only thing that is annoying about her is that whenever she sees me, she has to make MWAH, MWAH sounds to me.
Me: Oh, I see.
Ian: She asked me if I would be her boyfriend.
Me, trying to keep a straight face: And what did you say?
Ian (with scorn): No! Do you think I would have a girlfriend who is so teeny? [Jessica is on the small side]
Me: Well, most boys are taller than their girlfriends. It's really okay, and it doesn't matter how tall anyone is. But you probably are too young to have a girlfriend.
Ian: Duh! [He lets a few beats pass.] Anyway, I'm not really as much ... [searching for the words] *into* her as she is into me.
It was all I could do to keep a straight face and not run the van off the road!
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