Lest you think my son is the only one who amuses us, note this conversation I recently had with my nine-year-old daughter.
I happened to be at her class’s library time at the elementary school. The kids are into polls these days. As in “Who/what do you like better? X or Y?” A boy came up to the table where the girl was sitting, and posed this poll question: “Tom Brady or Peyton Manning?”
The girl froze, looking toward me, knowing there was a right answer, but unsure of what it would be. To give you a hint of that right answer, this was the girl and myself during the first week of football this season:
Girl: Uh…
Me: Seriously? Seriously?
Girl: Uh…
I turn to boy: I’m answering for her! She picks Peyton Manning!
Boy writes it down and wanders off.
Me: How could you even consider Tom Brady? Seriously?
Girl: But I wasn’t sure who Peyton Manning is.
Me: It doesn’t matter! You pick whoever is not Tom Brady!
Later, in the car, I go over this with her again, to make sure she understands.
Me: We don’t like Tom Brady. When you are asked, “Anybody or Tom Brady,” you ALWAYS pick “anybody”!
Girl: Always?
Me: Yes! Let’s practice. Hey, Pie, Tom Brady versus anybody.
Girl: Anybody.
Me: Right!
Girl: What if the other person is also a Patriots player?
Me: Hmm. Yes, well… Well, then you still pick that other person. “Tom Brady versus anybody”? Pick anybody!
Girl: Okay.
Me: Well, if it’s Tom Brady versus Hitler, yes, you pick Tom Brady, but anything else, it’s anybody!
Girl: Okay. Um, Hitler?
Me: Remember, he was the leader of Germany in World War II? Hated the Jews?
Girl: Oh yeah, right. Wait! Hitler played football?
And that’s life with a 4th grader. Also fun fun.
you know how everyone says LOL? i really laughed out loud. the cats looked at me funny.