The hat trick
1) No doubt inspired by Yakko’s obsession with poker, Dot told me that she won a trophy playing “that pokin’ game.”
2) Whacko was in the middle of getting scolded for not watching what he was doing and mashing my finger under his knee. He gives me a classic look and says, “Dad, let go of your anger.” Wisdom from the mouths of babes, even if he did learn it from Yoda or Aang.
3) Just now, I was explaining to N that I thought Dot–exactly like Yakko at the same age, and exactly unlike Whacko–was an empiricist, since she really didn’t enjoy puns or wordplay or anything hypothetical. “Metaphor,” I said, “really isn’t Dot’s cup of tea.”
Dot interjected, with 3-year-old earnestness, “But I don’t like tea.”
I rest my case.
January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Parentgeekness | |
