An afternoon drive.
Calder: "Mommy, why do you keep singing that song?"
Me: "I don't know, I guess I just like it."
Calder: "Well, why do you like it?"
Me: "I like the words. They really resonate with me."
(silence, as I realize my linguistic gaffe)
Calder: "What does resonate mean?"
Me: "Well, it means to...um...remind me of something, to kind of, um, stick with me and be meaningful."
Calder: "Huh?"
Me: "Well, I think it's one of those words that only grown-ups use and that are hard for mommy to explain to you."
Calder: "Oh! You mean like Fuck."
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9 comments:
Precisely.
Such a cunning linguist.
Huge grin from me!
HA!!
curious and articulate--very impressive.
exactly. that child is a genius.
A coworker's son came home from school one day and, while washing his hands in the bathroom, yelled out: "Mom ... is 'fuck' a bad word."
Mom, a bit shocked told him it was and asked why he wanted to know.
"I said it at school today and got in trouble," was the answer.
Oops!
LOL!
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