Thursday, December 1, 2011

Do The Robot

Conversation tonight at dinner:

Adam: "Lucy and Ana* are small.  But Anais says she's bigger than me!  But she's small!  Why does she say that?"  (*names of girls in his class changed for privacy)

Me (I'm a stellar parent, so I totally recognize the teaching moment here regarding age/size and am going to take full advantage of it): "Well, people come it all shapes and sizes..."

Adam (interrupting me): "Like robots!  Robots have square heads and square bodies!"

Me: "Right.  Just like robots."

Teaching moment postponed until Mrs. Osborne makes him a wee bit smarter.

Here is Adam, performing "The Robot":