The other day Big N expounded on the importance of relationships with friends and family. After a lengthy monologue during which I nodded and said uh huh a few times in agreement, he concluded with, "but familyship is more important than friendship."
Out of Babes' Mouths I to III.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Out of Babes' Mouths III
Big N came back from school today and was gulping down lemonade when it occurred to me that I should pass on to him the bit of news about the pesticides in soft drinks. Although he's not tasted Coke or Pepsi (yet), he's partial to Sprite (or 7 Up in India) when we go out to eat.
I said, "N, do you know what was in the news today? Coke and Pepsi and Sprite and Mirinda, they all have chemicals in them. Chemicals that are used to kill bugs like cockroaches."
"So?" he said, nonchalantly, knowing what was coming but pretending that it was no big deal.
"So if they have chemicals that can kill bugs, then they'll harm your body when you drink them."
"Oh, yeah."
A couple of minutes go by.
"So if I see a cockroach and I pour some coke on it, will it die?"
Somebody help! Will the cockroach die?
In the meantime, I've said to N, "yes, of course!" like there was nary a doubt.
I said, "N, do you know what was in the news today? Coke and Pepsi and Sprite and Mirinda, they all have chemicals in them. Chemicals that are used to kill bugs like cockroaches."
"So?" he said, nonchalantly, knowing what was coming but pretending that it was no big deal.
"So if they have chemicals that can kill bugs, then they'll harm your body when you drink them."
"Oh, yeah."
A couple of minutes go by.
"So if I see a cockroach and I pour some coke on it, will it die?"
Somebody help! Will the cockroach die?
In the meantime, I've said to N, "yes, of course!" like there was nary a doubt.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Out of Babes' Mouths II
Last Saturday I was working at the radio station pretty much the entire day trying to produce a couple of promos and ads. V and N came to pick me up around 6:30 pm. They came through the gates and were waiting for me in the car when they saw another car drive up and a guy get out of it. He walked past our car towards the studio, and this is the conversation that transpired between V and N.
N: "Dada, who's that?"
V: "I don't know."
N: "May be that's mama's boyfriend."
V: "Whaaatt???!!!"
Today, I asked N where he'd heard the word "boyfriend." He said he overheard one of his friends in his UKG group tease another boy about a girl being his girlfriend.
And I thought I had at least another 10 years before I had to deal with this.
Sigh.
N: "Dada, who's that?"
V: "I don't know."
N: "May be that's mama's boyfriend."
V: "Whaaatt???!!!"
Today, I asked N where he'd heard the word "boyfriend." He said he overheard one of his friends in his UKG group tease another boy about a girl being his girlfriend.
And I thought I had at least another 10 years before I had to deal with this.
Sigh.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Out of Babes' Mouths...
The other day, when all was right in his world, my son said, "You're the best mama I was ever born to!"
I'm still trying to figure that one out, but my heart swelled at the sentiment behind it.
I'm still trying to figure that one out, but my heart swelled at the sentiment behind it.
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