Ben is full of questions all day long. I call it the "what if" game. Most of these revolve around dinosaurs so if you know the answers please tell me. I am at a loss to explain most dinosaur behavior. Here are some of our questions. They are endless so this is only a small sampling;
Do dinosaurs have souls?
If two meat eaters get in a fight and one has horns but the other is bigger who would win? why?
What if the other dinosaur had two friends who were plant eaters? Who would win then?
What if 164 T. Rexes and 163 Triceratops fought? Who would win?
Why do people say that some dinosaurs survived until today?
How did they survive?
Why did they survive?
What if there was a dinosaur around today?
What if he wanted to eat us?
It seems everything in the dinosaur world revolves around fighting. If one dinosaur is clearly going to be the winner Ben feels compelled to give the other dinosaur some added advantage (horns, sharp claws, big teeth) and then reanalyze the whole fight situation. These conversations usually get pretty complicated with the depth of what ifs. As evidenced by me getting pulled over for speeding the other day. I was on my way with Ben to meet Mark and I looked up to see flashing lights in my rear view mirror. I pulled to the side to let him pass but no he wanted me. I stopped and he came up to the window with mirror sun glasses on. He asked me the usual question: Do you know how fast you were going. To which I had to reply truthfully: NO! Then he told me how fast I was going and asked what I was doing that I was not paying attention to my speed. I replied that we were discussing whether meat eater or plant eater dinosaurs had stronger and bigger teeth and how much bigger they might be and why they were bigger. He looked at me for a full thirty seconds just deadpan and then said, "So there is no medical emergency." Uh, no officer there was not. Luckily for me the Dali Lama was in town and his motorcade was on the way so he let me go.
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3 comments:
Yes, there was a medical emergency. You were trying to save your sanity ,while not stiffiling your sons couriousity.
This is a very tight rope to walk and takes all of your consentration.
I once bought a book "10,000 answers to childrens questions"
How do they make bath tubs and where dose GOD sleep were not in there or anyother question I was asked I might add.
OMG! How funny! I think the boys will have a lot to talk about during the visit this month, especially if all of Ben's questions are answered. You'll get right on that, right?
I'm guessing the policeman wasn't a parent, huh? At least there was something more important for him to do than to write you a ticket.
Currently I'm working on Ethan's vocabulary in preparation for both school and the visit. His favorite interjection used to be "Oh god!" and as of that morning it was edged out by "Jesus!" I am claiming ignorance as to how this got started. Ethan claims he simply can't substitute "Oh gosh" or "Oh my goodness". Is it too late to blame Jason??
Kath"aama, it is never to late to try and blame someone else. That dosen't mean it will work.
Hope we are able to see both boys together while you are visiting with Ben ect.
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