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A Typical Conversation with My 5 Year Old
Ever feel like you’re in an Abbott and Costello routine? I do. All the time. Because my daughter loves to ask tough questions that run me in circles.
Here is a perfect example:
Her: Mom, what does what mean?
Me (not having heard her clearly): What?
Her: Yes.
Me: Huh? What does what mean?
Her: Yes.
Me: Honey, what word did you say?
Her: What.
Me: What word did you say?
Her: What.
Me: Honey, I don’t understand. What does what mean?
Her: Yes (getting frustrated).
Me: Repeat your question
Her: What question?
Me: The question about the word.
Her: What?
Me: What word do you want me to tell you about?
Her: What.
Me: What word do you want me to tell you about?
** A full 10 minutes later.**
Me: You want me to tell you what the word “what” means?
Her: Yes.
Me: I have no idea. (Turning to husband) Can you define that?
Him: What?
Her: Yes.
And the whole thing repeats itself because I personally think it’s hilarious and I refuse to step in and clarify. Because I’m diabolical like that. So I decide to educate my daughter.
Me: This feels like an Abbott and Costello routine.
Her: What?
Me: Exactly.
Her: What?
Me: Trust me kiddo. I’m going to blog about this and when you have kids of your own, you’ll read this and think it’s hilarious.
Her: What?
Me: Exactly.
She gives up and walks away shaking her head. She’s officially convinced her mother is crazy.
2 Responses to “A Typical Conversation with My 5 Year Old”
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June 8th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
LOL!!! That was hilliarous and I’ve had the same conversations with my 5 yo son! It has definitely gone beyond “Why is the sky blue?”
July 24th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
OMG – love it! That is the best. How funny.