Our Forefathers
“Mommy! Did you know that Thomas Edison was in contact with aliens?” Devon proclaimed excitedly over dinner. This, shortly after Sebastian had claimed that he believed in angels after watching a TV show over at Neighbor Kid’s house. (Remind me to keep them from going over there, I’m not sure I like all this “I believe in angels,” crap.)
“Um, what makes you say that?” I asked Devon, with no small amount of fear.
Sebastian piped up with, “It’s true! He flew a kite - “
“Er I thought it was Bejamin Franklin who flew a kite,” I asked hesitently, trying to remember my history.
“Mommy, no! He flew a kite and put a message on it and let it go,” Sebastian explained sagely. “You can send messages to the aliens without balloons, you know.”
Stunned, I managed a choked noise, but nothing more before Devon excitedly added, “Oh, and Abe Lincoln had mind powers! How do you think he won the election?”
Even more shocked and, well, dismayed, I tried asking after that but before I could, Devon said, “It’s why he wore the big hat.”
I was on the verge of asking how that applied when he proudly explained, “The hat hid his third eye.”
Oh, the things you learn when you have children.
Ha! I completely understand. Our neighbor kid told us chihuahuas are small because they don’t want to eat. By the time they are older they only eat one little piece of food and then they are full. This confused me quite thoroughly, but, it was amusing...Six year olds…
Thanks for sharing this story though. It was hilarious!
Posted by Jax on 04/15 at 10:54 PM*grin* Kids really do have interesting theories on how the world works.
It’s surprising how close to the truth they can come sometimes, though.
Posted by Liberty on 06/08 at 02:56 AM
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