Scene: Driving home yesterday afternoon with my nearly 3-year old, passing many schoolbuses on the road
OneShoeOff: Look at all the schoolbuses, honey!
Wee Girl: They’re taking the kids to school!
OSO: Well, probably not. They’re probably taking the kids home from school.
WG: Why are they taking the kids home from school?
OSO: Because the kids are going home to see their mommies and daddies.
WG: Why do the kids want to go home to see their mommies and daddies? (Yes, my friends, we have entered the Why Stage with zeal!)
OSO: Well, don’t you want to go home to see your mommy and daddy?
WG: No.
OSO: Uh…
WG: You’re right here in the car with me and daddy’s not at home.
OSO: Oooohhh. Right. That makes perfect sense. Thank you for clarifying, oh wise one.
Fin
Man, that brain of hers is ALWAYS working. Unlike mine which is currently atrophying in the recesses of my skull. Which means it’s reasonable to assume she should be smarter than me in approximately 6 months. And believe me, there’s no shame in being outsmarted by a 3-year old! None at all! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go finish reading the Encyclopedia Britannica before she does.
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See, Adeline will do this too, and it just floors me! She asks one of those “why?” questions that I don’t even know how to begin answering, and I’ll be Lazy Mama Katie and say, “I don’t know, Honey.” But then she’ll answer her own question, “It’s because of this or that,” and damn, if she isn’t exactly right and profound and simple. I want to preserve this.
I love Charlotte stories so much. I can’t get enough.
Hope you are well! *hugs*
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