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Kid’s Logic – Part 50 – Write a Book, We Can Get A Dog!

05 Aug 2017 65 Comments

by Ritu in Children, Humour, Kids Logic Series, My Writing, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Best Sellers, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Dog, Kids Logic Series, Lil Man, Racist, Retirement, writing

It’s been over a year since I posted one of these! Not to say the kids haven’t come out with some corkers, but they are also more aware now, and I can’t be shaming my tweens (can I?!?)

But yesterday, I had a classic conversation, which was totally kids logic, and I had to share.

Both of the kids ( and their father) have fostered the hope of getting a dog. Npw, a few years ago, I would have flat out said no. I was scared of them. More recently, I have been more accepting of the idea of a dog, but the practicalities of having one, that I can’t change. It would be hard for us, with our life as it is, to be fair to a dog, and give them the life they need.

You know kids though. These things mean nothing. “But mummy, you don’t need to worry! We will look after it!” I mention the fact that no one is at home during the day ” It’s ok Sonu (the cat!) will look after it!”

Then Lil Man had a lightbulb moment!

LM: Mum, when do you retire?
Me: Not for a long while yet son.. the way things are going, I’ll need to work at least another 30 years!
LM: Why?
Me: Because we need to earn money to survive, and save up for when we do retire.
LM: Haven;t you got enough yet?
Me: Nope, and we still have a lot of spending to do before we are at the stage where we just save.Gotta bring you two up first! Either that or we win the Lottery, or this book I’m writing becomes a best seller!
LM: That’s it. Write a best seller then!
Me: If only it were that easy son…
LM: If you sell like a hundred, would that be enough?
Me: Not quite.
LM: Do you get all the money when you sell a book?
Me: No.
LM: Is it about Indians?
Me: Yes, kinda..
LM: Well then all the Indians will buy it! And if they aren’t Indian, you say “Why aren’t you buying it? Are you racist?!”
Me: Er, no son, it’s just not that simple to write a best seller. If I am lucky and someone important read it, and recommended it, it could sell more, or even better, if a movie company say it and wanted to make it into a film that would be great too!
LM: Ok then, write one of those! Do you have pictures in it?
Me: No son, it’s not that kind of book.
LM: What? Not even at the beginning and end of a chapter?
Me: No.
LM: Get ’em from the internet, innit!
Me: No thanks son. Firstly, that would cost a lot too, and secondly, I don’t need pictures!
LM: So get on with it Mum, write that book and sell loads, then you can retire.
Me: why are you so worried about me retiring?
LM: So we can get a dog innit! And you can look after it!

Simples!

Kid’s Logic, see!

Gay Love – Kids Logic Part 47

25 Jan 2016 20 Comments

by Ritu in Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Gay Love, Grandparents, Kids Logic Series

Ok, so I know it is one of those things that certain people will think of…

In a same sex relationship, who is the ‘man’and who is the ‘woman’ for biological reasons, obviously!

No, my kids did not actually raise this topic on that particular issue…

Somehow, they were discussing adoption, and it moved to gay couples adopting.

For a little background info, in our Indian culture, more ore less every family member has a specific name that you call them, so you know exactly how they are related… and if you are interested, I posted about that here.

Rather than the confusion of who is nanny, or granny, or grandma, or nana, or whatever you may call your grandmother, we have names already so you know exactly which grandparent is who, so your father’s father is a Baba, or Dadaji, and father’s mother is Bibi, Bebe, Dadiji or Dadima. Your mother’s father is Nanaji, and your mother’s mother is Nanima, or Naniji.

My kids shortened them a little more, and we have Baba, Dama, Nanu and Nani.

Anyway, rather than work out who is the male or female in the relationship, when it comes to same sex partnerships, Lil Princess was more concerned with how they would know which grandparents get called Baba and Dama, and which Nanu or Nani!

I guess in a roundabout way, it comes down to the same thing, but for now it is a much simpler question, and thinking!

Nice Tush! -Kids Logic Part 35

30 May 2015 17 Comments

by Ritu in Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Bottoms, Butts, Kids Logic Series, Tushies

The conversations we get into with our kids!!!

Today Lil Man was Chatting away about a game he had been playing… he mentioned that someone on the game said Luke Skywalker got milk on his tushie. He laughed, and then said “not that I know what a ‘tushie’ is!”

So I explained that it is basically an Americanised term for Bum! How people would say someone had ‘a nice tush’ and things like that. Well, he laughed, Lil Princess laughed, and he stated how ‘inappropriate’ it was!

I remarked that it wouldn’t be long before he was checking out girl’s behinds, and quite possibly making those kind of comments himself. He was horrified! “No!!! People don’t do that, that’s, like, sick, mum!”

Lil Princess must always involve herself into all conversations… “Well Daddy says it all the time… He says mummy has got a nice bummy!”

Gee thanks!

Cool Dude…Kids Logic Part 34

19 May 2015 35 Comments

by Ritu in Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Growing Up Too Fast, Humour, Kids Logic Series

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I realized yesterday that Lil Man is growing up…
We had to run, like properly RUN into town after school to get some promotion going on in a national paper, before it ran out. As we walked, me breathlessly, back to school to pick Lil Princess up, he walked past a friend/classmate of his…
Their exchange?

Friend: Yo
LM : ‘Sup (nods head)
Friend: ‘Sup…

And they walked on by…

Oh I giggled! He’s 9 for God’s sake!!!

I hold his hand and it seems so big, he is looking older, slowly his height will increase… But he’s still my baby… Shown by the fact that the promotion we were running to get, was for Lego!!!!

The SATS Effect – Kids Logic Part 33

14 May 2015 30 Comments

by Ritu in Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Emotions, Kids Logic Series, SATS

if you read my post on Sunday, you would know that the children in the UK I. Year 2 (aged 6-7) and Year 6 (aged 10-11) are going through some pretty serious tests right know, known as the SATS. They are used to grade their progress over their Primary and Junior school education time.

Lil Princess is in the midst of hers, being in Year 2. Oh the pressure of it all! How to describe the effects of these ‘tests’ on a little child…

We were as the kids karate lessons on Tuesday night. Lil Princess hai-ya’s from 4-5pm then plays with friends there for an hour whilst Lil Man has his lesson usually.
This week, after her lesson, day two of her SATS, she was listless, sat with her friend, didn’t jump around like a loon, wasn’t making a racket… Not normal…
she came over to me and sat next to me, then laid her head on my lap.
Me: What’s up, Lil Princess?
LP: I’m tired…
Me: Why don’t you go play?
LP: My body’s telling me to go and play, but my brain’s telling me to rest!

See the effects of this testing…. Broke my heart, she’s so exhausted…. But she’s doing so well bless her, all I could do was hug her!