I drove RoundBoy and OnlyGirl in a separate car to school this morning because I needed to buy some books from the school’s bookshop. Since we were caught in the usual morning crawl, I asked RoundBoy to check his timetable so that he could take out the books that he doesn’t need in class today, in order to lessen the load in his schoolbag. He took out one book and put it beside him on the backseat.
RoundBoy: Mama, the book is here at the back. Make sure you bring it back, okay?
Mama: Okay.
RoundBoy: Are you sure you won’t forget?
Mama: I won’t. And even if I do, I will surely see it later when I go to work. And even if I still forget, we can always take it out of the car tonight.
OnlyGirl to RoundBoy: I left my books in the car last time and Mama remembered.
RoundBoy: But that was BEFORE (direct translation of the Malay ‘dulu‘, used to indicate a period of time in the past). Now, Mama is so much older!
Mama: (laughing out loud) I’m not THAT old!
RoundBoy: (grinning impishly) What??! Everyone gets older everyday…
How can you possibly argue with that? ;)
That is too cute! You’ve gotta love the unfaltering reason of children.
The sensible statements normally come from the children. Oo nga naman, we get older (wiser) each day. =)
LOL! Children can be funny without meaning to.
hehehe…that means he is thinking:-)
this reminds me a lot of Bill Cosby’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things” show!
Haha..Mama gets older everyday, while RoundBoy gets smarter.
a-moms-diary: it’s my fault, i guess. i think i’ve said something like, as people get older, their memories tend to be not as good as when they were young. and that children’s memories are better. so i’ve only got myself to blame :)