My ten-year-old, presumably introducing a joke: "What's the difference between a garden slug and a two-inch trail of snot?"
My eight-year-old: "1. Most garden slugs aren't two inches long. 2. Slugs are solid, snot is more liquid. 3. Garden slugs don't usually come out of your nose. 4. Snot would need to be enchanted to come alive."
Every once in awhile, I see my influence shining through *exactly*.
The views of children through the eyes of adults is quite mysterious at times how they can come to such conclusions and at other times like this, you can't help but just sit back and smile. Clever!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I also like how's learned (1) literal-mindedness and (2) how to use it for his own amusement value when it's not called for. Or at least, the shape of his grin made *me* think he knew exactly what he was doing.
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