Fruit Inspection

In school, we’ve been learning about space. The sun, stars, moon, names of the planets, etc. Since the time changed, it’s been darker earlier, and so I’ve taken them outside a couple of times to do some star gazing.

One night, it went something like this:

M: “Okay Guys. Look up there. Do you see that really bright shiny star? That’s actually a planet. That is Venus. You can tell by how bright it is, and also, it’s not twinkling.”

S: “I see it! And look over there, Mom. It’s a red star. That must be Mars.”

E (pointing excitedly to the sky): “Oh yeah? Well look at that! I can see Earth!”

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Tucking Emery in one night:

E: “Mom? How old do you have to be to get married?”

M: “Well, you have to be an adult, but people get married at different ages. Some people get married at 18 and others wait until they are in their twenties or thirties.”

E: “I am going to get married when I’m 18. And I’m going to marry YOU, Mommy!”

(long pause while I hug him, saying “awwwwww…that’s so sweet Emery!”)

Then, he says, “Well, wait a minute. How OLD will you be when I’m 18?”