Acrobats
N. and I were watching Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this afternoon, and there’s a part where a bunch of bats come flying out of the dark, gloomy forest.
N., with a certain degree of disdain in her voice, “What are those supposed to be?”
I love how this question speaks volumes about my daughter.
See, she’s not asking what they are… she’s asking about what they are supposed to be. In other words, her not knowing what they are doesn’t rest on her lack of knowledge but on Disney’s inability to transmit what they are supposed to be to her.
Love. Because, that? Is me.
Anyway, I tell her simply, “They’re bats.”
“What kind… acro?”
::Rimshot::
Kids are awesome. If you don’t already have one, you should totally think about getting one. Just be advised that there are no returns or exchanges.
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That is awesome! I hope my daughter has similar characteristics!
@Alecia @ Hoobing Family Adventures, Well, I think that might the nicest compliment ever.
If having kids means getting to sit around on a Tuesday afternoon and watch cartoons, then I’m in!
@B.E. Earl, Oh, I LOVED cartoons before I had kids. BEFORE.
Giggling. Go, N.
@Nanna, Yeah, yeah, grandmas are so easy to please…
See, and I would have responded, “No. Baseball.”
Which probably speaks volumes about me.
@SciFi Dad, Tariq would have said something similar.
I’ll try to pick one up next time I’m at Target.
@Avitable, Dude… the ones at Target are lame… you need to order them on Amazon if you want your money’s worh.
*snort*
Oh N, what a sweet, amazingly bright daughter you have!!!
@jess; [the bottle chronicles], Thanks, she’s pretty amazing.
i would have said, “cricket”
@tariq, And she would have said, “Because they eat them?”
That disdain? Yep- my kid has it, too. I can’t IMAGINE where she got it from!
How’s about some pictures here or on FB of your beautiful kids?! Or an email. It’s been a while!!
@Sybil Law, I do need to post something… or e-mail. I’ll get on that.
Beauty & the Beast is my favorite Disney movie. I love that Belle reads and is smart and doesn’t need a man to save her. We watched it over the weekend.
Your daughter is a smart cookie.
@GrandeMocha, I do like that she’s smart and that she reads a lot. I do NOT like, however, that the Beast is awful to her in the beginning, yells at her a lot and never apologizes to her… yet, she still falls in love with him. I find that… interesting.
Brilliant!
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