I run an after school care program at a school for gifted children. While I do have conversations with some kids that are completely over my head (give me some credit the kid is 10 and in 7th grade...) most of these conversations are pretty normal, or if anything made me shake my head and ask myself, "aren't you gifted?"
Me (talking to a kindergartner): "Can you read?"
Child: "I don't know, but I can spell cat!"
Child: "Is it raining for snowing outside?"
Me: "You tell me, is that rain or snow?" ok not what I said... I told him it was rain.
Child: "It was hard for me to tell because the precipitaion looks to be falling slower than rain." also, this explanation went on for about 10 minutes, most of which I tuned out.....
Child: "You can't use reverse psychology on me!"
Child: "yes, I am at Edison Club late night edition!"
1st grader: "It is now 4 o'clock. On the first day of school at 4, I was on I-90 crossing Columbia. So if we went back to the first day of school, I would be in the car with my mom."
Me: "I am impressed you know all those details given that it's November."
Me (talking to first graders): "I know that you guys are really good friends, but it's not appropriate to be kissing and touching one another."
Child: "You can't stop young love!"
Child: "Today the President is being voted out of office."
Me: "Noo he's not. It's not that easy."
Child: "Yeah the world's going to end within the next 10 years so I'm building a rocket with my friends to save me."
Same child as above: "Yes, the rumors are true, I DO have a girlfriend."
Me: "So what do you guys do? Play in the sandbox together?"
Me talking to a 2nd grader: "K----, what's wrong?"
K: "I'm upset that J--- is playing with those girls over there and not just me!"
Me: "Well don't you think 8 years old is a little young to be exclusive?"
And without a doubt there will be more to come! Peace out homeskillets.
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