My "Saturday" Post
So I had to babysit tonight for my co-teacher's 4-year-old nephew, Thomas. I just got home a little bit ago and thought I'd share a conversation we had as we were eating our dinner...
"Katy, what grade are you in?"
"Well, actually, Thomas, I'm not in a grade because I'm already finished with school. I'm all done!"
"Yeah? Me too!"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, I finished."
"Hmmmmmm, well, actually, I think you finished for the summer, but then you'll go back again when summer is over."
"....Nope. I finished."
"Oh, I see....Hey Thomas, how old do you think I am?"
"Uhhh, fifty."
"Fifty?! I don't think so, try again my friend."
"I think you're fifty."
"Hmmmm...Well, how old do you think your mom is?"
"She's four."
"Four?"
"Yes."
"And how old are you again?"
"Four."
"Riiiiiiiiiiiight, so you and your mom are...the same age?"
"Yes....Oh and Duffy too."
"Okay, so you, your mom, and your friend Duffy are all four?"
"Duffy's my dog."
"Of course! So, you, your mom and your DOG are all the same age..."
"Uh-huh."
"And I'm...fifty."
"Uh-huh."
"Yeah, you are so going back to school buddy."
No response- His mouth was too full of chicken nuggets.

1 Comments:
You went from teaching all day to babysitting? You are braaave. Question: the downstairs neighbor's child screams (high-pitched, long tone, very loud) when she is happy. She does this for about three or four hours every day. Is this a normal four year old thing to do? It's driving me nuts...
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