Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Science According to Boys

I kept Theo home from school yesterday because his ear infection was still painful—plus, Sam was pretty sick, and I didn't feel like dragging him on the 60-minute round-trip drive to Theo's school and back. So, at one point during the day, Theo got out his science kit and decided he wanted to "do science." I watched as he filled two glasses full of water and then took out a large clear-plastic eyedropper thingy and transferred water from one glass to another. What he said next wouldn't have been nearly as amusing if he hadn't been totally serious, like a middle-aged scientist explaining his latest hypothesis. There wasn't a trace of humor in his voice as he carefully explained, "I'm making pee, Mom. See? Watch how I get pee up in the p*nis, Mommy. Now I'm getting pee in the p*nis [the eyedropper]. Then you take the p*nis and make it pee in the other cup, Mom. You see how that works?"

I'm pretty sure he really thought he was inventing some sort of prosthetic p*nis.

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