[img]396|left|Alex Campbell||no_popup[/img]Dateline Boston — As Art Linkletter said, kids say the darnedest things. Here are a few recent gems:
Pray for Money
The other day at school, Em, age 4, was setting up a meal with plastic food. She had it all carefully arranged on the table, plates and food everywhere. A mom and her daughter came over, and Em asked if they wanted some food. Mom said yes, and Em said, “Okay, but first we need to say grace.” Mom said, “Okay, but we don’t know what to do. Can you show us?”
Em said, “Sure,” and proceeded to grab their hands. She told them to hold hands and close their eyes, and she said grace:
“Dear God, Thank you for this food and bless this food and help us not do mistakes on purpose and deliver us from evil. Amen.”
While all this was going on, Rose, 5, was standing next to me. As soon as the grace was finished, she looked at me and said, “I want my money back!”
Zero Money Is Zero Dollars
Yesterday I went to a great store. It was run by Mairead, 3. She told me to come over to the cash register and sit down. I told her I wanted to buy two books. We began the transaction:
Mairead: How much charge do you want?
Me: Five dollars.
Mairead: Okay. Um…how about zero dollars? Zero money is zero dollars.
(She opens cash register and gives me a fake dime.)
Here’s a dollar.
Wow, what a store! Two books for zero dollars plus a dime that’s worth a dollar. I think the store will be open next week. I’m gonna buy more.
What Do You Call That?
Today Rose was on a swing at the park, showing me how she could swing without holding on. I said to her, “What do you call that move? Give Alex a heart attack?”
She quipped, “I call it talented.”
Always listen carefully to children, and write down what they say as often as you can. Their words are priceless.
Ms. Campbell may be contacted at campbellalexandra@hotmail.com
