Scout's home from school. A snow day. So that I can get some work done before we get going on the snow angels, I put her in front of her old favorite, The Wizard of Oz.
She just came upstairs crying. Why?
"I want to be Dorothy," she said, a tear rolling down her cheek. "I'll never be Dorothy."
That's all I was trying to say on that recent Hump Day.
Comments (11)
I remember saying the same thing, only it was Jo from the Facts of Life. The characters change but the feeling's the same.
Posted by Eileen Burmeister | February 1, 2008 10:26 AM
Posted on February 1, 2008 10:26
I'm me, and I think I have as many good attributes as Dorothy. Granted, I can't dance or sing, but I do attract weirdos.
So, is the opposite feeling, "I yam what I yam!"
Posted by Diane | February 1, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted on February 1, 2008 11:00
Gonzo, Did you tell her she was better than Dorothy because she was Scout? :) Oh, the daydreams as a child...actually, they aren't much different than the ones I have now!
Posted by Susan | February 1, 2008 11:07 AM
Posted on February 1, 2008 11:07
I just told her I got off the phone with Dorothy, who was crying because she could never be Scout.
"Is that for real?"
And Diane: That's what we call "The Popeye Defense."
Posted by David Murray | February 1, 2008 11:41 AM
Posted on February 1, 2008 11:41
Last week, I told my 7 year old son that I would like be seven again, so that me and my best friend Peter could play 7-year-old games with him and his best friend Will. What joy!
He said, "Then who would be my Dad?"
We just built a snow fort out front. SNOW DAY!!
Posted by JohnnyB | February 1, 2008 12:05 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 12:05
JohnnyB, that's a very smart kid you got there. For some reason that reminds me of a sharp response I got from my daughter when she was just two years old. She had asked me for a dollar and I told her I was broke that day. "That's OK, Pop, write me a check," the two-year-old said. And so I did.
Will
Posted by Will Daniel | February 1, 2008 2:02 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 14:02
I am constantly amazed by how smart kids are and wonder what went awry as we became adults.
Posted by Susan | February 1, 2008 2:08 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 14:08
Well, now that we're on the "kids say the darndest things," Scout declared at lunch today that Mom did a better job of cooking Spaghettios than me.
"I think you need to go to Spaghettio school," she said, with a grin.
Posted by David Murray | February 1, 2008 2:20 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 14:20
David,
That kind of logic never goes away. If you live to be 100, you'll never convince that kid otherwise.
Will
Posted by Will Daniel | February 1, 2008 2:24 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 14:24
This reminds me of when my girlie was little. She asked me to buy her something or other, and I told her that we just couldn't afford it. She looked up at me with those big brown eyes and said, "Work harder, Mommy!"
Posted by Joan Hope | February 1, 2008 4:51 PM
Posted on February 1, 2008 16:51
Will, if she were smart, she would have cashed it. Did she?
Posted by Diane | February 5, 2008 11:04 AM
Posted on February 5, 2008 11:04