Kids are fun. Okay, stop laughing. They really are. Especially when they think they know more than you.
Case in point. A few days ago, Jacob told me that he thought he knew everything, and that he shouldn't have to go to school anymore. "I wonder where he got that," I silently said to myself. I asked him why he thought that, and he proceeded to tell me.
"Well, I get A's on all of my papers, I know all the answers to the tests, and I even know the answers to my teachers questions before she asks them."
Before I could quit laughing, I thought I would teach him just how much he didn't know. I said, "Jacob, what is 100 plus 150?"
He said, "250."
"What is the capital of Oklahoma?"
"Oklahoma City."
"What is half of 100?"
"50. Mom, see I already know the answers."
So, I was getting a little miffed. "Spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
"That's not a word," he replied, looking irritated.
Guess what we're doing. Popcorn, cokes and Disney's Mary Poppins on the DVD. I won. He's going to school tomorrow.
Case in point. A few days ago, Jacob told me that he thought he knew everything, and that he shouldn't have to go to school anymore. "I wonder where he got that," I silently said to myself. I asked him why he thought that, and he proceeded to tell me.
"Well, I get A's on all of my papers, I know all the answers to the tests, and I even know the answers to my teachers questions before she asks them."
Before I could quit laughing, I thought I would teach him just how much he didn't know. I said, "Jacob, what is 100 plus 150?"
He said, "250."
"What is the capital of Oklahoma?"
"Oklahoma City."
"What is half of 100?"
"50. Mom, see I already know the answers."
So, I was getting a little miffed. "Spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
"That's not a word," he replied, looking irritated.
Guess what we're doing. Popcorn, cokes and Disney's Mary Poppins on the DVD. I won. He's going to school tomorrow.