Kids and Grownups

Tonight at bedtime Adirah sat up and said to me: "It's taking a long time for me to be a grownup!"
and I said "Why do you want to be grown up?" And she said "Well, it is actually very hard taking care of two kids so that is why I want to be a grown up." And I asked "Where did you hear that it was hard taking care of two kids?" And Adirah said "A dad at school said so."

I began to worry because I didn't want her to think that she was a burden. I told her that she had a long time to be a child and it was better than being an adult anyway. Then I asked her which dad said that.

She looked up with her big brown eyes and said "I don't know but he also said it was so windy the house blew over" and then she fell over laughing.

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