Kids, God bless them, are naturally curious. When my grandkids were little they were always asking questions and I was pretty good at fielding them. But occasionally they stumped me. I remember one time we were oohing and aahing over the fish at our local PetSmart when my oldest grandson, staring intently in to the goldfish tank turns and asks, "Gramma, how does fish poop come out?" Uh, I'll have to get back to you on that. And then there was the time I was driving with my five year old granddaughter buckled in the front seat next to me. We were chatting back and forth and suddenly her little face scrunches up and she asks, "Gramma, why do old people have lines around their mouth?" OK, no ice cream for you kid!
But then they got older and the questions got easier.
"Gramma, can I have a dollar?" (No) and, "Gramma, can I come spend the night?" (Yes)
Now they are teenagers and the tables are turned. I'm the one asking the questions.
"What time will you be back?"
"Does your mother know you wear that?"
"You pierced your what?"
"Will you come spend the night?"
Yes children can always catch you on the hop with their questions, I remember when my daughter was 6 weeks old her youngest brother said to me"Mum? how long is Donna staying? she's been with us a long time".
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
That is so cute. Just love the way their little minds work.
ReplyDeleteI love how they're not afraid to ask anything! If they want to know, they're going to ask, like your grandson did about the fish. :)
ReplyDeleteYvonne's comment reminded me something similar. A friend of mine noticed her daughter standing over her newborn brother's cradle staring down at him. My friend thought how precious it was, and was reaching for her phone to snap a quick photo when her daughter looked up and said, "Mom, when's he going to go home?"
Hello, Vicki! It's funny how the questionee (parent) becomes the questioner (parent of teen)! What goes around comes around, right? Your kiddo drilled you with endless questions and now you get to drill your kiddo with questions!
ReplyDeleteHappy A to Z-ing! from Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines
lol, a great post, well done, and yes, the questionee defo becomes the questioner.
ReplyDeleteWonderful read. Thank you for reminding us how fun kids are!
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