Tuesday, January 24, 2017

How to Argue With an Elementary-School-Aged Child (And Lose) #48

M= Mother
F= Father
C= Child

M: He just said "I'm all about Subway Surfers. So if you want to know about Subway Surfers, ask me. Okay, Mama? 'Cause I'm all about it!"
C: No, I said I know all about it, not I'm all about it!
F: You are all about it.
C: No, I know all about it!
(a minute later) C: I'm ALL ABOUT Subway Surfers! It's my favorite. Even though it's an OLD game!
M: It's not that old.
C: Yeah, it is! It's from the Ninety-One hundred-Eighties!
M: I think the 9180's are in the future.
C: No, that's old! I know 'cause I've been playing this game for 90 years!
M: But you're only five! If you've been playing for 90 years you'd be older than your great grandma!
C: Well, I've been playing it a long time!

How to Argue With an Elementary-School-Aged Child (And Lose) #47

P=Parent
C=Child
C: Want to know a word?
P: Yes!
C: The word is Frig.
P: Fridge?
C: No, Frig!
P: What does Frig mean?
C: It means Mad. And it means fridge.
P: Is it a mad fridge?
C: (laughing) No.... well, I guess it could.

Monday, January 9, 2017

How to Argue With an Elementary-School-Aged Child (And Lose) #46

P=Parent
C=Child

(Discussing wall art at a public restroom)
C: A circle is my favorite color because you can roll it.
P: (speechless, how can you argue with that logic?!)