[Legacy post- Originally posted 11/08]
I love to talk to little man when I take him to school in the mornings. Obviously because he's my son, but mainly because you never know what he's gonna say. Case in point:
This morning for instance, I tried my hand getting him to see things in different perspectives. We were driving by a pond and I accidentally called it a lake. But that got me thinking...how he views a tiny puddle is different than how an ant would view that same puddle. Seemingly pointless information, but it may give him something to think about; analytical thinking is high on my importance list for him. So the conversation went as follows:
Me: "Declan? Did you ever think about how a small puddle would look to an even smaller ant?"
Declan: "No."
Me: "Well...let's say you're standing near a tiny puddle. And because you're so big, it's just a tiny puddle, right?"
Declan: "Yeah. Because I'm sooo big and the puddle is sooo small."
Me: "Now, let's say a tiny little ant walked up and stood at that same puddle. What do you think he would see instead of a tiny little puddle?"
Declan: "He'd see me standing at the puddle."
3 comments:
He is getting too smart for his own good. Nothing beats his, "Oh no. I am NOT a big fan of that game," though.
ha! ha!
and he rolled his eyes and put up his hand when he said that.
he's so funny.
Can't argue with that logic! He's a philosopher in training!
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