Last night, I mentioned to Judah (aformentioned 5 year old that I currently live with) that I really liked his cool hiking boots he was wearing. I told him he looked like a “mountain man”.
Judah asked me, “What’s a mountain man?”
I replied, “You know, a man likes to hang out in the mountains and well…hunt and kill things like deer and bears.”
Judah’s eyes lit up. I think he was pleased with my compliment.
Later I asked him, “So Judah – what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Judah looked around the room (I guess he was afraid that someone else besides me, him and his sister might be listening) – then said, “You promise you won’t tell anyone?”
I flat out lied and said, “Yes, of course!” (as I began thinking about how I was going to try and blog about his answer the next day).
Then Judah stood up straight and tall and said, “I want to be 3 things….
1 part mighty warrior of God
1 part Ogre
1 part Mountain Man
“Oh, so you actually mean you want to be 1/3 mighty warrior of God, 1/3 ogre and 1/3 mountain man, right?” – I asked.
“No, I just want to be half of a mighty man of God, half of an Ogre, and half of a mountain man, ” -Judah clarified.
At that point, I figured it was safe to not try and teach a lesson on fractions, so I just laughed out loud and told him I was very pleased with his choices.
I then asked his little sister, Mira, what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said, “A Princess.” I then said, “But Mira, you’re already a Princess.” Mira then replied, “Ok then I just want to be a bigger Princess when I grow up, don’t you too?”
Yes, Mira – ALL WOMEN just want to be bigger Princesses when we grow up.
I wonder when I’m going to get to grow up…..
