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We travel often - at least as often as we can.
And although I am a history buff, I don't expect my kids to memorize every little detail. Actually, I am amazed when they do. For example, when we toured Ford's theater in DC, Rico looked over the balcony where John Wilkes Booth jumped, and said, "Whoa - that's a long way down - surprised the guy didn't break a leg." At which point both kids turned to him in unison and said, "He DID!" I am not sure what caused that little nugget to stick in their brains . . . but I do have a full explanation for this one:
Driving past the White House:
Kooka: Wow - just think, the president is in there right now. Every single president lived right there - Abraham Lincoln lived there, George Washington lived there.
Me: Well, actually he didn't get to. It wasn't built yet.
Punk: And then there was that fire, so this one was built later. So not every president was in there. Most of them, but not all.
Kooka: Whoa - who was in it when it burned down?
Me: Hmmm - I can't recall.
Punk: It was that guy that was married to Little Debbie.
Me & Rick: Little Debbie?!?
Punk: Yeah.
Me: You mean Dolly Madison?
Punk: Yeah . . . that's the one, I knew it had something to do with snack cakes.
(he was right)
And although I am a history buff, I don't expect my kids to memorize every little detail. Actually, I am amazed when they do. For example, when we toured Ford's theater in DC, Rico looked over the balcony where John Wilkes Booth jumped, and said, "Whoa - that's a long way down - surprised the guy didn't break a leg." At which point both kids turned to him in unison and said, "He DID!" I am not sure what caused that little nugget to stick in their brains . . . but I do have a full explanation for this one:
Driving past the White House:
Kooka: Wow - just think, the president is in there right now. Every single president lived right there - Abraham Lincoln lived there, George Washington lived there.
Me: Well, actually he didn't get to. It wasn't built yet.
Punk: And then there was that fire, so this one was built later. So not every president was in there. Most of them, but not all.
Kooka: Whoa - who was in it when it burned down?
Me: Hmmm - I can't recall.
Punk: It was that guy that was married to Little Debbie.
Me & Rick: Little Debbie?!?
Punk: Yeah.
Me: You mean Dolly Madison?
Punk: Yeah . . . that's the one, I knew it had something to do with snack cakes.
(he was right)
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