I was bemoaning my lack of progress toward my goals to Max (13) and he said thoughtfully, "I don't have any goals. I don't even have any expectations beyond breakfast, lunch and dinner."
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Trey, after repeatedly trying to log onto my Netflix account without my help, "Mom! I just learned that there is no 'e' in gmail!" Guess 'gee mail' just wasn't working for him.
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When Gunnar told Trey he couldn't say something, Trey spouted back indignantly, "It's a free country!"
Max, observing it all, said reasonably, "Actually, it's not a free country. We have to pay taxes."
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At Chris' birthday party, he breathlessly told Gunnar that his good friend Tanay had said she was going to marry him. Gunnar asked, "What did you tell her?" Chris, big eyed, said, "Nothing. I runned away."
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Chris, overheard in an imaginary conversation with his lego guys, "I want to be a bad guy, but my mom won't let me."
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I was helping Gunnar with his algebra, painstakingly going through the entire equation step by step. I had only gotten half way through the problem when he calmly said, "Seven." Hmmmm . . . as this was the correct answer, I had to re-evaluate his need for my assistance. Ha!
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