Things I have heard children say...#5
I was reading a 5 minute who-done-it book the other day, trying to solve very difficult logic problems with the kids. At one point I mention that these mysteries were really complicated.
The kid sitting next to me (we'll call him K) says "That is because they start with L" (he's 14, no explaining needed).
I respond by saying "So, that must mean that everything that starts with L is complicated"
"HEY" yells a girl (we'll call her L#1) "MY name starts with L, what do you mean I am complicated?" She gets really close to my face and puts on a disgruntled look.
Another kid (we'll call him L#2) says "YEAH, my name starts with L too. I'm COMPLICATED!!"
I say to L#1 "You could be mysterious, being mysterious isn't bad!!"
"I'm NOT complicated!!" L#1
"Ok ok, how about only things that start with LO are complicated!! Neither of your names start with LO right?"
L#1 walks away looking satisfied. But WAIT!!
L#2 yells out "Hey, Love starts with LO and its not complicated!!"
(hey, good luck with that kid)
1 comment:
love that - "love isn't complicated"! That has obviously been our problem all along - we've assumed that love is complicated! Sooo . . . . if we just go ahead and accept that it's simple . . . sort of stupid like a computer, even . . . then . . . what? Well, computers can be maddenly frustrating, and often don't do what they're supposed to, or what we expect them to do, or want them to do . . . and often, well, just plain fuck up . . . yes, even Macs sometimes. And that's kind of like love, right? And computers are so uncomplicated that when you get right down to it, they're just a bunch of ones and zeros. How basic can you get? So maybe the kid has it right. Love is just plain simple. We're just looking at it wrong!
with love
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