Not Quite Aesop

Taking a little risk (and who knew there be the scene with the grandma and the no-teeth ...*shiver*) I allow the Boy to sit with me and watch the movie "Yes Man". He is somewhat baffled by the story line.

Boy: I don't think this movie has a mortal.

A Little Later

Much has happened.

The Boy is ten years old. He's less prone to making those revealing observations and his dad is less prone to writing them down. The boy's mom and dad live in their own houses now.

It's morning. A Boy and his Dad are on the way to daycare. It's usually the after-school daycare but this morning, Daddy has an early tee-time with his brother and some other men from work. And Mamma's already at the airport. The Boy doesn't like daycare anymore; he's mostly grown out of it, so there's some gentle complaining.

As we drive past, a mom and her little red-haired girl are walking along the sidewalk, hand in hand, and Daddy takes a guess.

Da: Is that a daycare girl and her mom?

Boy: Yes.

Da (teasing): She's pretty....

Boy: NO! No, she's five times more annoying than she looks.

Daddy laughs and the Boy is puzzled by this reaction. But Daddy thinks it a wonderful comment on the whole Boys vs. Girls thing.