Thursday, March 5, 2009

Conversations with a 7 year-old

I was recently discussing the California mother of octuplets with my youngest daughter.

Me: She already had six kids, now she has eight more. So how many kids does she have now?
A: (wide eyed) She has fourteen kids now!
Me: Guess how old her oldest is.
A: Ummm...nineteen?
Me: Her oldest is seven, just like you. Can you imagine what it would be like for you to have thirteen little brothers and sisters?
A: (Ponders this for a moment before delivering her verdict) It would be DISASTROUS!

Couldn't have said it better myself.