Recently, I overheard two girls talking. These girls are barely 4 years old.
Girl 1 (G1): Why did we stop the car here?
Girl 2 (G2): My dad wants to buy a book.
G1: *perplexed* Book? For what?
G2: My dad takes the book while going for potty.
G1 digested this information. As this sank in, she wore a content look. But, before long, G2 resumed the conversation.
G2: What about your dad and mom?
G1: My dad doesn’t. My mom takes a book while going for potty.
G2: Your dad doesn’t?
G1: *thinking for a bit* He takes the newspaper while doing potty!
We are teaching our children the importance of books and newspapers though we might not be teaching them the virtues of reading!
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We are but It will come with time.A beginning has to be made.
ReplyDeleteThat was funny. And they are sure to mime the elders. The last time my daughter visited home ( she is grown up!) I complained that she had converted the loo into a library! I had to return all the books and magazines there to their respective shelves.
ReplyDelete@BKC - Thanks. I really hope so. :)
ReplyDelete@Radha - I'm afraid that I would have to install a bookshelf in the loo. :)
@ZB - Thanks.
haha..rofl..
ReplyDeleteThat was funny. I think it is rather sad that nowadays we hardly have time to read books except in the potty. Even I do that!!
ReplyDelete:-) poor confused kids. Could actually see their faces wondering what was happening..
ReplyDelete@Ramesh - :)
ReplyDelete@Sucharita - :) I agree with you.
@JD - :)