I was driving along the M2 north with my niece the other day when we passed one of those trucks that transports motorcars from one place to another. This one had about 10 cars on it. All of them brand new.
SHE (sighing): The poor cars…
ME (baffled): What is that [C]? Is everything ok?
SHE: I feel sorry for the cars.
ME: What cars, honey?
SHE: The ones on the truck next to us.
ME (at a total loss): Why is that? They look ok to me.
SHE (arms folded looking rather sad): Is not. That awful man grounded them and now they can’t play with the other cars on the road.
My brain froze for a millisecond as it absorbed her words.
I wanted to tell her the real reason why the cars were on the truck, but I was laughing so loudly, I could hardly speak.
Isn’t it amazing how kids view the every day things we take for granted? I doubt any of the adults on the road, me included, gave that truck a second thought.
As we drew ahead of the truck, she looked back at the driver, pulled a face and shook her finger at him. I could not contain myself.
(I am a little concerned that she thinks that the cars driving along the highway are playing some sort of a game. What does that say about our driving skills?)
Another chitty in the making? Lol.
I sure hope not. One of me is enough already!
She is a gem. I have to give her that much.
Yeah, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
“Our” driving skills? Hmf! Speak for yourself, Turbo-boy.
hehe OK so maybe I should get off my high horse and write a post about driving. Hell, I can’t even walk without bumping into things..!
KN: Unfortuntely and sadly that is how some games are played out.
Terri: Speaking for my self of course… he he. As for turbo-boy? I leave that part to the helldriver in the family… my mother. 🙂
Ha! I didn’t blink an eye. Number 2 son comes out with stuff like that all the time and it makes me want to dissect his brain. A child’s point of view combined with those lateral thinking skills of the ultra-creative are what will eventually save the world.
made one of those random clicks and i landed on this cool post! it is indeed amazing how the innocent tend to knock us out of reality to see our inner child.