Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Kids say the darndest things.

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Kids say the darndest things.

    This happened several years ago when I used to work for Target. I worked in the Fitting Rooms and thusly got the chance to interact with some of the customers a little more than your average worker. I was about 24 with this exchange happened.

    A little girl, around the age of 5 I'm guessing, was shopping with her Momma. I don't know how but I got to talking with the two of them and the subject of age came up. The little girl wanted to know how old I was. I told her I was 24.

    "Wow! You're older than the dinosaurs!" I laughed, while Mom looked horrified.

    "So if I'm older than the dinosaurs how old is your mommy?"

    The little girl thought for a moment then proudly announced. "She's older than dirt!"

    Both the mother and I cracked up so hard. I think I actually might have cried a bit. Gotta love kids and their notions of what constitutes old.
    "I try to take reality one day at time, but sometimes several days attack me at once."

  • #2
    That reminds me of when a single mother and her four girls moved in next door, back when I was living in my old apartment. The girls were very social and talkative, especially the oldest, who was 8 or 9. I was out in our yard playing with my son, and they decided to come over and talked to me. The oldest asked me how old I was, and I said "29." Her eyes got wide, and she said, "Wow! Are you old?"

    I kind of grumbled, "Not yet." Then she told me, "Our mom's old. She's 35."
    Sometimes life is altered.
    Break from the ropes your hands are tied.
    Uneasy with confrontation.
    Won't turn out right. Can't turn out right

    Comment

    Working...
    X