I've said before that being a parent is not a glamorous job. But it can be a lot of fun. In fact, a big part of parenting and getting through the mundane parts of it, in my opinion, is amusing yourself - even if the kids aren't in on the joke. I love it when my kids ask me huge existential or philosophical questions without realizing it.
Today, for instance, on a three-hour drive to a cottage, my daughter asked me,
"Are we here?"
I, of course, responded
"Yes, in fact, we are here. We are always right here."
She totally didn't get it, nor did my son. So she asked again,
"Are we here yet?"
I answered her "Well, now that you mention it. I'm not really sure. I suppose the question is really 'do you believe we are here?' and 'how could we possibly tell if we here or not?'"
It went on like this for a while.
I should really explain to here the difference between "here" and "there."
Today, for instance, on a three-hour drive to a cottage, my daughter asked me,
"Are we here?"
I, of course, responded
"Yes, in fact, we are here. We are always right here."
She totally didn't get it, nor did my son. So she asked again,
"Are we here yet?"
I answered her "Well, now that you mention it. I'm not really sure. I suppose the question is really 'do you believe we are here?' and 'how could we possibly tell if we here or not?'"
It went on like this for a while.
You probably think that I eventually answered the question which I knew she had been asking. The answer would have been "No we aren't there yet - we just pulled out of our driveway." (I'm not kidding about that.) Eventually she got bored of my silly answers so she stopped asking.
I should really explain to here the difference between "here" and "there."