Overheard after swimming
Nov. 3rd, 2014 09:45 amI missed the first part of this conversation, but Eva had said something about her father, and this other little kid had replied that she wouldn't see her father or something like that.
Eva: Oh, no! Is he working?
Little Girl: No. I -
Eva: Are your parents divorced?
LG: No, listen -
Eva: Is he in the army?
LG: NO!
Eva: Is he dead?
LG: WHAT? NO, listen!
Eva: Then how can this be?
LG: Well, I -
Eva: Oh, I know. You must have two mothers!
LG: Yes! How did you guess?
Same-sex marriage. Very confusing for young children. Or something. (Funny, neither Eva nor Ana looked confused at this answer.)
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Eva: Oh, no! Is he working?
Little Girl: No. I -
Eva: Are your parents divorced?
LG: No, listen -
Eva: Is he in the army?
LG: NO!
Eva: Is he dead?
LG: WHAT? NO, listen!
Eva: Then how can this be?
LG: Well, I -
Eva: Oh, I know. You must have two mothers!
LG: Yes! How did you guess?
Same-sex marriage. Very confusing for young children. Or something. (Funny, neither Eva nor Ana looked confused at this answer.)
Pro-Russian rebels name leader in Ukraine as crisis deepens
Russia tells Ukraine to halt military offensive in wake of rebel elections
FOLDING PAPER MICROSCOPES
We must still hate our kids: Philadelphia and “education reformers” fight demented war on elementary schools
Pentagon’s plans for a spy service to rival the CIA have been pared back
Good News in a Very Bad Year
Soaring number of deaths in Syria prisons
Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani; U.S. planes pound Islamic State targets
U.S.-backed Syria rebels routed by fighters linked to al-Qaeda
Ancient Stone Circles in Mideast Baffle Archaeologists
Suicide Blast Kills 53 at India-Pakistan Border Crossing
Renewed clashes grip Burkina Faso amid calls for calm More
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