Conversations with my daughter...
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rivkaMe: (holding up her toothbrush and pretending to make it talk.) Oh, I'm soooo hungry. Could I please have some tasty germs to eat?
Alex: No! Only white blood cells eat germs. You're a toothbrush. You're just a toothbrush.
Me: [...]
Okay. The science books? Are going to the used bookstore tomorrow.
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...Okay, not really. But it's not fair. Isn't that kind of technique still supposed to work at this age?
Alex: No! Only white blood cells eat germs. You're a toothbrush. You're just a toothbrush.
Me: [...]
Okay. The science books? Are going to the used bookstore tomorrow.
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...Okay, not really. But it's not fair. Isn't that kind of technique still supposed to work at this age?
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Date: 2008-01-22 02:53 pm (UTC)I think Alex is probably not wholly typical in that regard. But yeah, little kids are notorious for filing away pieces of information and bringing them out just when it's guaranteed to flummox you the most.
How do you do it? Um... you try to watch your tongue, and you cultivate a philosophical attitude. And you always have another toothbrushing scheme in the works. ;-)