Friday, January 13, 2012
Teach math skills early
Emerson is mad because I put her to bed early.
"But I'm lonely."
"Yes, Emerson, a punishment is supposed to make you uncomfortable."
"Wull, dat's done. Can we stop now?"
"No. Go back to bed."
"But... why would you wanna mate me umcumpftorbul?"
"Because maybe that feeling will help you to remember to bring home one of the 65 jackets you've lost this year."
"Sixty-five?!"
"That's called hyperbole. I was exaggerating for impact."
"Sixty-five, mama? Really?"
"Well... two. I was rounding up."
She may be too young for hyperbole just yet... which is good, because it also makes her too young for phallic allegories.
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