I tucked Pepper & Stewie into bed this evening. The lights were out, as I had instructed them to just run from my room & jump into bed. As I was kissing Pepper goodnight and having our goodnight chat, Stewie found not one but two HotWheels cars amongst his blankets. Being dark, he wanted the lights on so he could find out what colours they were. I said no, it was bed time. Surprise, surprise, no meltdown!
So I sat down on his bed for his turn to chat.
He said: "This is a pizza car"
Me: "Really? Is it because it delivers the pizza" [I'm ALL over what the cool kids are into these days]
S: --- [blank stare - It is dark, but I can tell]
Me: "Is it because it is pizza coloured?"
S: "What the fuck, mom? Have you really become so nailed down in your button-down little grown-up world that you can't stretch your mind beyond 'pizza delivery' and 'pizza-coloured'? I mean what the HELL is pizza coloured, anyway?"
Me: "Well I uh, was thinking maybe, uh multi-um-coloured or ... something ..."
S: "oooo... busted your creativity cortex on that one, didn't you? Seriously, are you so tightly crammed into the world of Geotechnical Reports, Briefing Notes, Administrative Directives, and Filling the Fucking Gas Tank that you can't crawl out at take a sniff of fresh air?"
Me: "Hmm... yes, well, um. So, why DO you call it a pizza car?"
S: "Betause it eats pizza! Can I have my cowd bwanket now?"
Me: "Sure sweetie, here you go. Goodnight! I love you!"
S: "Doodnight Mommy. I wuv you too!"
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Kids do make you realise how conventionally we see stuff as adults.
ReplyDelete"Conventional"!! Yes! I read this comment in my email and it hit me that this was the word I was missing! That is precisely it.
ReplyDeleteI continue to be amazed at their capacity to imagine. The FACT that it amazes me also amazes me! My fear is to crush that out of them (y'know, too soon)