Early Morning Conversations with a 9-Year Old
Dotter: Am I Ireland?
Me: No. Ireland is a country. You are most definitly not the country of Ireland.
Dotter: No, I mean am I Irish?
Me: You're all sorts of things. Like a mix.
Dotter: What does that mean? That I'm a mix?
Me: You're made up of all different stuff -- Dutch, Australian, Irish, Scottish, English -- you're like a cake mix. You know, when you use a whole bunch of ingredients and mix them together, then you get a cake!
Dotter: But I don't like cake.
Me: That's fine. I was just using it as an example.
Dotter: I like brownies though.
Me: Fine. You're like brownies.
Dotter: My poop today was all bumpy but at the end it came out like a smooth point.
Me: No. Ireland is a country. You are most definitly not the country of Ireland.
Dotter: No, I mean am I Irish?
Me: You're all sorts of things. Like a mix.
Dotter: What does that mean? That I'm a mix?
Me: You're made up of all different stuff -- Dutch, Australian, Irish, Scottish, English -- you're like a cake mix. You know, when you use a whole bunch of ingredients and mix them together, then you get a cake!
Dotter: But I don't like cake.
Me: That's fine. I was just using it as an example.
Dotter: I like brownies though.
Me: Fine. You're like brownies.
Dotter: My poop today was all bumpy but at the end it came out like a smooth point.
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