Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Getting Ready for Bed

"Mommy?"

"Yes, D.?"

"Why didn't God make any people half-human/half-fish?"

:: crickets chirping::

"Um, I guess He didn't want to?"

I am a fount of parental wisdom, I am.

6 comments:

Megan Cobb said...

Works for me. Sometimes wisdom comes in simple packages.

MelDrop's Corner said...

i personally think it was a pretty wise response. :-) and that daniel, what a smart, creative little guy.

Nicki said...

Sometimes a simple answer is all they need. Anything other than, "I don't know."

Anonymous said...

I personally would just love to hear all the other thoughts that he doesn't say out loud! What a curiosity and imagination he has!

mharrison said...
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mharrison said...

Had Daniel recently seen your old copy of Splash with Daryl Hannah? Kids definitely come up with interesting things. It sounds like you handled that well. I always appreciated a good response rather than someone making me feel silly.