
"Oh, how sweet," I said then added, "what's her name?"
"I can't remember, but she's got beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes."
Since that initial declaration of love my son has a) found out her name and b) talked about this little girl almost every day. He loves everything about her, including her take-charge manner when it was her turn to assign classroom chores.
"She doesn't just say, 'you're on compost duty,' she says 'You! You're compost.' Like we're actually made out of compost." He punctuated this statement with a giggle.
"Did you want to be compost?" I asked and he assured me he did.

My son, as he usually does, was doing most of the talking.
"And so I built this house were I live with my wife...um...I don't know why I said that, because we're not really married, but someday we might be because she knows how to act like a really good wife."

"How does someone act like a really good wife?"
"You know, they look really pretty. And whenever she wants something she comes and asks me for money. Sometimes I leave it out for her on a little table that I built in our house."
My daughter, as though she had direct access to the questions percolating in my brain said, "Why doesn't she have her own money? And most wives do more than shop, you know! Is she smart? Because that's just as important as being pretty."
Because my son was born in this century he knew, instinctively, that he'd said something wrong and began to backtrack. "She's very smart. And she has her own money, but I just like to give her mine. You know, if she wants to buy something fancy."

"You're right," he said. "It is weird. Let's change the subject."
And with those three little sentences I realized that, while my daughter and I might need to work on redefining his version of the perfect wife, we've already given him the verbal skills necessary to someday, make someone, an amazing husband!
13 comments:
Don't show this to my wife. She'll think I'm supposed to buy her things. As a progressive, forward thinking couple, I just have her buy me things. That, folks, is called progress.
Oh, that's hilarious. Kind of. lol
My wife would be perfectly happy with that arrangement!
I think he's on the right track. Wish I had a husband who wanted to give me money because he thinks I'm pretty. You've got a couple of gems there. This was a darling snippet, Johanna.
xoRobyn
Two intelligent children you have there. Good job!
LOL. Hey, a smart wife never turns down money from her hubby, right??
At my house, those days are few and far between, so I take it when I can get it.
Too cute your son suggested they change the subject. Smarty. ;)
Your kids are so adorable. You should put some of their conversations in your stories.
A smart guy will change the subject when confronted by two smart females. :-)
That was cute. : )
I believe your daughter may have spotted a challenge. Brother reformation.
Oh my gosh this is adorable. Ha!
haHA! When I read "You're right." I thought "Smart kid - he'll go far." heehee. But I'll tell you what - I sure wouldn't mind a man leaving some money on a table for me so that I cold go out and buy something "fancy," (Er, don't tell anyone I said that.)
LOL! What a crack up. I love those snippets of conversation I happen to catch and overhear my girls talking about amongst themselves. So illuminating!
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