Intelligence

It's a good thing I have a thick skin. This morning, Theo and I had this conversation:

Theo: Mommy, Mrs. Jacobson [his kindergarten teacher] is very smart. She's smarter than you.

Me: She is smart. But what makes you say she's smarter than me?

Theo: Well, she's a teacher, so she's very, very smart.

True enough, though I am a teacher, too. I guess he forgets that. :-)

And then later today:

Theo: Mommy, Liz [his babysitter] is much smarter than you.

Me: What makes you say that?

Theo: She has better bread than you do.

Hmmm. Well, he's got me there. I make him eat nasty, gross gluten-free bread, and Liz gave him delicious, pillowy soft bread for his PB&J. Clearly she is smarter!