Dangerous

Elise looked over the clipboard and paperwork that came with her Doctor kit. There was a stack of forms where kids could take a "history" of their patient. The form had blanks for name, weight, etc. The following conversation ensued . . .

Elise: "Mommy, what's this word?"
Me: "Weight."
Elise: "What's weight mean?"

We went through several more items, with me explaining each one. Apparently I hadn't paid much attention to the form, because her next question caught me by surprise.

Elise: "Mommy, what's this word?"
Me, glancing down and thinking she was pointing to height: "Height."
Elise: "No mommy, it's not height. It's ssss eeee xxx. Sex. What does sex mean?"

So this is my warning to you parents out there. Don't teach your 3 year old to read. Not unless you're ready to answer some dangerous questions.


Elise quote of the day:
"Call me readie pie because I read!" (instead of sweetie pie)