July 21, 2003
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WARNING: Kid talk ahead…veer to the left if not interested!
Well, we went to Wally World this weekend to pick up some things for the lake this weekend (including a 4-person boat, dude, it ROCKS!! We’ll piddle around the shorline all fucking weekend! yay!). While we were there I got BT some new pencils. He’s 5 now and that means he’s old enough to enter into government school kindergarten. So, this means that we’ll be starting a homeschool program that’s a bit more rigid than what we’ve done in the past.
I also picked him up this little jar of word tiles. It absolutely ROCKS! Thank you, Wal-Mart for recognizing Homeschoolers and for putting teaching aids out with your ‘Back-TO-School’ stuff. (Editor’s note; Have you noticed that EVERY fucking ‘Back-to-School’ ad reads; ‘Back-2-School’? And we’re complaining how our children are becoming illiterate in record numbers….hmmm if the adults that make up these ads and slogans can’t comprehend correct grammar, then how in the hell are our children suppose to?..It’s just a little something to think about.) Anyway, when we got home BT wanted to ‘play’ with his word tiles…..so we did. He made sentences and I explained Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, etc..to him. He’s been bugging me to ‘work with those’ every day since we got them!! Gotta love a kid who loves to learn.
Now, here’s where the ‘braggy’ part begins….Every child always, eventually, asks “Where do babies come from?” Not our child. BT was talking to The DH and out of the blue he asked, “Daddy, Why do people have babies?”
Now, the DH was prepared, sort of, for “Daddy, where do babies come from?” But not WHY….he said he’s prepared himself for all the How, Who, and Where questions…but not the WHY. I found it quite interesting that BT didn’t really care HOW a child came to be, but he wanted to know WHY people had babies. He’s asked me other Why questions such as; “Why do people have to breath air?” and “Why do people get married?”…..He even tried to ask me why we have the word ‘OTHER’….Of course, he wanted to know if ‘other’ had a best friend….so I figured he was getting bored with the word tiles and we put them up for a little while.
I’ve been told by family members that BT is a pretty smart kid and I know he is but I just take most of their comments as family ‘bragging’ and whatnot…but now, I’m beginning to wonder if maybe he is a little ahead of the game. He has played with children older than he and he always seems to be the most mature in the group….granted a 5 yr old’s maturity level isn’t that great, but when compared with a 7 or 8 yr old’s……it’s pretty interesting to watch. He’s very aware of his surroundings and who’s around and what all is going on. Granted he has his male moments of stupid, but he IS male afterall!
So, that’s my kid-talk/brag for the day/week/month, whatever…I don’t do it often and I’m just sort of shocked that somehow I created such a little curious cat….I can’t wait to start teaching him everything he wants to know…..and since we’re homeschooling, we can learn new things together!
My life is heading is such an awesome direction and I am finally seeing the results of most of my ‘life’ decisions and I can honestly say…I’ve made some pretty great decisions. I don’t know how I made so many positives, when before I had my married life, I was full of negatives…but, damnitall…I’m having a BLAST with it!! I love the positive energy that is flowing my way, YAY!
Comments (10)
Congratulations to you. Watching your children grow, learn and develop their own opinions is unlike anything I have experienced.
That is hilarious!
Awesome!
Positives are great to have around. And when we acknowledge them, they tend to continue and multiply like rabbits. Let’s hear it for life’s beautiful gifts!
-M
I have to send in my letter of intent in the next week or so. It’s scary that the homeschooling is going to be so real. I hate the thought that if I drop the ball my kid will be stunted for life, but then I realize that he’s at an age where his primary entertainment consists of picking his nose and poking dead birds with sticks. I guess he’ll survive whatever mistakes I make.
So, ummmm, what did dh tell him, about why people have babies?
Well, dammit, tell me your secret already! I’m trying…and I’m failing! Help!
how awesome! So amazing that they really DO learn on their own. And the best part, is that as homeschoolers, *we get to witness it*
Children are a blessing.
Of course BT is a genius…you’re his mama! Glad to hear that all is well in the world of TM.
Isn’t it great when they catch you off guard with the really creative questions??? LOL, he does sound like a smartie.