I'm going to send this to plenty of friends (mums and... perhaps one or two teendaughters (at least those who read English!)) The Ten Commandments, the chocolate cookies and Jonas made me choke in my coffee! Then I read your daughter's comment, very witty! Would like my students to understand the extended metaphor like this! Then there is the poor mum trying to keep a straight face...
As the oldest child, I love the "Thou shall not kill." That was a riot.
And now a story related by my mother (every chance she gets). When I was in kindergarten, we lived in Connecticut and had just gotten orders to join my Dad in France. Apparently, the principal came into the classroom and asked, "Who is the little girl who's going to fly to France like a bird?" Mom says I appropriately stood up and told the woman: "I'm not flying like a bird, we're taking a plane." Guess I've always been a smart ass, kind of surprising that I didn't get into more trouble in my school years.
Of course, kindergarteners are very literal, so maybe the principal was used to it.
When kanissa was a toddler, she had a set of 40 markers. (I was an art major originally and wanted to encourage her.) My mother-in-law came into her living room one day, holding my kid by the armpits, and said to her family, "Listen to this!" She picked up a marker and showed it to my daughter, who was barely verbal, and asked her "What color is this?"
"Turquoise."
My MIL just looked at me - "She can't just say 'blue'?"
I looked at her. "Well, how would I know if she wanted aqua, sky blue, teal..."?"
I had no idea, to be honest, that this was something unusual.
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Then I read your daughter's comment, very witty! Would like my students to understand the extended metaphor like this! Then there is the poor mum trying to keep a straight face...
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My ex-husband has a sense of humor too, so my kids get it from both sides of the family. Doesn't kanabi's remark sound just like me? :)
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And now a story related by my mother (every chance she gets). When I was in kindergarten, we lived in Connecticut and had just gotten orders to join my Dad in France. Apparently, the principal came into the classroom and asked, "Who is the little girl who's going to fly to France like a bird?" Mom says I appropriately stood up and told the woman: "I'm not flying like a bird, we're taking a plane." Guess I've always been a smart ass, kind of surprising that I didn't get into more trouble in my school years.
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When kanissa was a toddler, she had a set of 40 markers. (I was an art major originally and wanted to encourage her.) My mother-in-law came into her living room one day, holding my kid by the armpits, and said to her family, "Listen to this!" She picked up a marker and showed it to my daughter, who was barely verbal, and asked her "What color is this?"
"Turquoise."
My MIL just looked at me - "She can't just say 'blue'?"
I looked at her. "Well, how would I know if she wanted aqua, sky blue, teal..."?"
I had no idea, to be honest, that this was something unusual.
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Bless you both.
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