My nine year old is a geek.

[elfs]

Yamaraashi-chan and I were talking this morning, and I mentioned that her style of play with her little sister tends to consist strongly of leader and follower. I said, "Sometimes, Kouryou-chan just sorta runs you over."

Yamaraashi-chan said, "What does 'run over' mean in this context?"

Good grief. Who taught my kid to talk like that?

Comments

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

This week on When Geeks Breed....

[lionman.livejournal.com]

I'm sure she overheard some geek using that phrase, and probably wanted to emulate him. :-)

[blaisepascal]

It's a good habit to get into, making sure you understand what's being said.

I remember asking a 5yr-old geeklet, after she'd been telling her father "no" to a bunch of things, if she was "contrarian". She refused to answer until we defined it. At which point, she denied being so, much to our amusement.

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

It's so weird to hear your own phrases coming out of your kid's mouth.