When I was yet iny 20's, the 8th-graders in my class wanted to know whether I knew Abraham Lincoln. It was 1962.
And five years ago I substituted for a year in the Texas history classroom of a teacher who died before school started. The students often told me that history was easier for me because I had lived through most of it. froggyintexas
Originally Posted by
Trisher
Willow, age 4, is surprised to learn that Grandma is older than 18. She ponders this for a moment or two, looks up from her colouring book and asks, "Grandma, are you almost dead?"
To add insult to injury, the very next day she asks me if I 'lived on the earth' when 'dinosaurs lived on the earth'. NOT rofl.
Thinking of going back to colouring my hair. Sheesh.
What has your offspring's little offsprings said to you lately?