•7:26 AM
Speaking of keeping one step ahead, I have another story. Our family never goes shopping on Black Friday, but this year, we saw such an extraordinary price cut on something the children wanted, that dear dear DH got up early in the morning on Black Friday to procure that item. He was up around 5 a.m. and slipped out of the house before I even woke up - what a gem he is! He drove a half hour to the store, was first in line (or close to it), got the items, loaded them into the van and returned home. By the time he returned it was daylight and I was up reading in our family room. He deposited the items into a slick and sneaky hiding spot and entered the house. Then he put his jammies back on and went to bed, and actually fell asleep again (as only a man can do).
The children arose a little while later, and found him as normal as ever in bed, never suspecting anything. It was the perfect plan.
Or so we thought.
The next day, as our family was driving down our street in the van heading to P*nera Bread, Little Son piped up a question: "Daddy, did you drive somewhere early yesterday morning?"
DADDY: "Er, why do you ask?"
LITTLE SON: "Well, I was riding my bicycle yesterday in our driveway, and I noticed that the most recent tracks in the sand were from a car, not from my bike".
Mommy and Daddy exchange "parent" glances.
And I (Mommy) hastily volunteered: "well, I think the meter reader is due to come read our meter. Maybe he came by??"
LITTLE SON: "But how would he get through our gate if it was closed?"
DADDY: "So have you figured out what kind of bagel you guys are going to order?"
MOMMY: "Do you think our friends will be there this morning?"
And the matter was dropped. But of course, Little Son may appear to "drop" a matter of conversation, but that certainly doesn't mean he stops thinking about it, you know what I mean? Is it me, or are they making kids smarter these days? Or does it just appear that way since their minds are getting sharper and sharper even as my own becomes duller and duller.
Inquiring minds want to know.
A dear friend of mine has suggested that Little Son may have a future in the CIA or the FBI.
The children arose a little while later, and found him as normal as ever in bed, never suspecting anything. It was the perfect plan.
Or so we thought.
The next day, as our family was driving down our street in the van heading to P*nera Bread, Little Son piped up a question: "Daddy, did you drive somewhere early yesterday morning?"
DADDY: "Er, why do you ask?"
LITTLE SON: "Well, I was riding my bicycle yesterday in our driveway, and I noticed that the most recent tracks in the sand were from a car, not from my bike".
Mommy and Daddy exchange "parent" glances.
And I (Mommy) hastily volunteered: "well, I think the meter reader is due to come read our meter. Maybe he came by??"
LITTLE SON: "But how would he get through our gate if it was closed?"
DADDY: "So have you figured out what kind of bagel you guys are going to order?"
MOMMY: "Do you think our friends will be there this morning?"
And the matter was dropped. But of course, Little Son may appear to "drop" a matter of conversation, but that certainly doesn't mean he stops thinking about it, you know what I mean? Is it me, or are they making kids smarter these days? Or does it just appear that way since their minds are getting sharper and sharper even as my own becomes duller and duller.
Inquiring minds want to know.
A dear friend of mine has suggested that Little Son may have a future in the CIA or the FBI.
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2 comments:
Like me, you don't have electronic amusements for your kids. They will simply be more observant than their peers, even if you weren't teaching them yourself, because the world is more interesting to your son than to children whose brains are numbed by fast electronic entertainment requiring no thought process. It will remain with him throughout his life, even when he gets out into the "real world" and indoctrinated into the social "stuff of life" like ipods, cell phones, texting & email (which I never allowed until after they turned 18 and graduated from high school).
Some kids are just too darn smart!