one of the many benefits of my job is experiencing first hand the "kid perspective" of life. on wednesday, i overheard a group of first graders (6 and 7 year olds) having a very serious discussion about santa. as i missed the beginning of the conversation, i'm not sure what brought on this discussion - perhaps the coming of st. nicholas next week? - regardless, there were some very strong opinions being thrown about.
kid 1: well, i don't know about you, but i have seen him. he is definitely real.
kid 2: i have seen him too!
kid 3 (who i am willing to bet has older siblings...just saying): that was just someone dressed up like santa. that doesn't mean he's real.
kid 1: well, how do they know what he looks like, then?
[pause for deep thinking]
kid 2: yeah, maybe we did see people dressed like him, but that must mean that there is a real one somewhere
kid 1: yeah
kid 3: can i borrow your glue stick?
i am constantly entertained by my glimpses into "kid world" - as adults, we tend to project adult thinking and reasoning onto kids, but the reality is, they just don't conform. they adhere to a different kind of logic, which is often baffling and sometimes quite frustrating, but thankfully often entertaining. ~love~
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Oh how I love to read your blog...keep it coming. You amaze me every day! Mama
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