My three-year-old friend slides down the inclined platform of an outdoor wooden playhouse, stands at the bottom, hands akimbo, looks up at me, and says, “Your turn.”
I was so tempted to show off my skill but with my aged knees and osteoporosis, I said, “No, thank you. I’ll take the steps.”
She was so disappointed!
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Child: I like your glasses.
Me: Thank you.
Child: Can I take them off? I wanna see your eyes.
Me: Umm… I don’t think so.
Child: Why not?
Me: ‘Coz I won’t be able to see you. I’d be blind.
Child: Huh?
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It’s the pre-school teacher’s birthday today, and she brought cakes for snacks, and bags of treats and packs of Oreos as giveaways.
One child exclaimed, “Oreo’s not healthy!”
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A four-year-old boy’s daily expressions include the single F-word or WTF among others, confused why he can’t use them elsewhere when they’re frequently used at home, especially by his Mom. Child caregivers are in a quandary.
MLJ/12/08/2023AmidstAChaoticWorld
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