I am sitting here, with laptop literally on my lap trying to get through today’s NY Times crossword puzzle. My 6 year old comes up to me, eyes barely open and asks: “Daddy, is there such a thing as a three cent coin?” I said no. He processes this for a minute and says “How about a twenty-two cent coin?” No Marc, there is no such thing as a 22 cent coin. He considers this response, clearly concerned and then asks, “How about a fifty-five cent coin?”
When is he going to stop? We can do this all day!
So, being the Father of the Year, I decided to turn this into an opportunity for learning, so I pull out some coins in order to discuss it. I tell him that in America, we really only use about 4 coins and that there are a couple of others that we rarely see. We then discuss the stupid system we use here with pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters.
He looks at me in the eyes and asks “Daddy, is there a seventy-two cent coin?”
IT IS 6 IN THE MORNING! I quit.