Overheard Kid Conversation
November 09, 2009
The scene: Two boys, both around 10, watching a kitten play.
Boy #1 (with a sigh): Wouldn't it be so cool to have a tail?
Boy #2: Yeah. And retractable claws.
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From the archives: Guys Read, 1st Grade Version
Oh, I'm all about the retractable claws.
...have to admit that I'm baffled how a tail would help me, though. For sheer chase-ability, though? I can see how that would be cool...
So cute.
Posted by: tanita | November 09, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I think I'll go with the tail, for help with balance--said the woman who tripped on the hiking trail last week.
I try to remember conversations like this and the first graders'. So funny.
Posted by: Susan (Chicken Spaghetti) | November 09, 2009 at 12:27 PM
GREAT conversation capture!
Posted by: Mary Lee | November 09, 2009 at 08:54 PM
I'm with Tanita. I'd like the retractable claws as well.
Posted by: Kelly Fineman | November 09, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I like the way these two think! I'd just like to have nine lives!
Posted by: elaine clayton | November 10, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Yeah, me, too, Elaine!
One day when I was with my first-grade reading buddies, one little girl told me about "brooming" the floor. I knew what she meant--sweeping--but I liked the way she invented "brooming" on the spot. I really enjoy listening to kids talk.
Posted by: Susan (Chicken Spaghetti) | November 10, 2009 at 10:35 PM