Here's a conversation between Macy and I last night while I was giving her a bath:
Me:  "Ha, I squirted you with Gabriel's turtle!"
Macy:  "Aunt Kim, dat's not a turtle."
Me:  "Yes, it is."
Macy:  "No, it's not.  It's a snail."  
Me:  "No, Macy.  Look at it closer.  It's a turtle."
Macy:  "Aunt Kim, turtles have shells that lay fwat over their backs.  Snails have shells behind them that go in a circle."
Moments of silence pass.
Me:  "Gabriel will be so happy to find out he has a snail."
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Kim, are ya tellin' us that you didn't know it was a snail?
Yep. We've been calling it a turtle for over a year.
I asked Alex and he said "A snail." I said "How do you know?"
He said "Because it has no legs!"
(once again in the voice indicating I was an idiot for not noticing).
Another really good point. I'm thinking I need to fine tune my powers of observation.
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