What I say and what you hear
Today, my five-year-old informed me, his class is having cake for a dead person.
What could he be talking about?
His teachers had explained a lot more about the who and why, but after having celebrated Thanksgiving, Diwali, Channukah, Kwanzaa, Loi Krathong, Las Posadas, Sinter Klaas and Christmas … I imagine the kids were reduced to focusing on what they considered important.
What I say: Look at this mess! Don’t think you’re getting any ice cream! And candy? Forget about it! No more candy!
What he hears: Blah blah blah ICE CREAM! CANDY? Blah blah MORE CANDY!
And the best part will be when he gets angry later because he didn’t get the ice cream and candy I had promised.
January 16th, 2006 at 11:00 am
So what WAS he talking about? Or am I being dumb? I’m fascinated!
January 17th, 2006 at 4:06 am
It was Martin Luther King’s birthday.
January 17th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
all children, like many men, are born with very selective hearing. I have three specimens in my house.
I was a little worried about the dead person cake. glad you cleared that up.
January 18th, 2006 at 12:11 am
I enjoyed this post…I can almost envision your 5 year old responding to the words candy and ice cream and not hearing the rest…. he is such a snoepkont……
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