Coughing all night. Saturday morning. I am woken at 5.45am by a child who has struggled to get up in time for school all week.
"Mummy I am wondering about some things. You have to tell me". A bleary OK.
"How big is Pluto?"
The cartoon dog or the planet? Ah yes, good point. Every one does know a dog is dog-sized. Well. Pluto is smaller than the size of a planet. No I don't know what the Official Size of a planet would be (although I do know a girl round the corner who is a Space Fact-File and undoubtedly does). But yes, it is indeed bigger than a sofa. I think it must be larger than the moon but smaller than the earth. No I don't know how big the moon is. Or the earth. Yes the earth is larger than America. Obviously.
"Tell me again, what is a prostitute?"
I've told you this before. It's a person who has sex for money. No, it's not someone who works for the government, that's a politician. Yes I know dad said they were the same but he was being ironic. Well, it's when you say something but you mean the opposite. Yes, it can be confusing, can't it.
"Why do so many girls like Justin Bieber and vampires?"
No idea. Really. I'm very tired. I don't feel very well.
Frustratingly, she still wasn't ready to go to Stagecoach for a 10am start.
planets app - gave it to mine, she has all the facts she needs now.
ReplyDelete"Mummy, what is the word for people who live with dragonflies?"
ReplyDeleteI don't there is a special word for that.
"But there MUST be".