From the Mouths of the Baby Goats

Posted by danleone on October 7th, 2007 filed in Baby Goats, funny, parenting

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.

Question for Both of My Readers (BoMR): What were you doing at 6 AM this morning?
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4 Responses to “From the Mouths of the Baby Goats”

  1. reasonable robinson Says:
    October 7th, 2007 at 5:26 am

    What a great story! your youngster has the makings of a great thinker! those sort of questions are just what we should encourage our kids to ask. Related to the ‘coins’ question is the notion of ‘categories’ and how we make them you might like the chapters in Gregory Bateson’s Steps to an Ecolgy of Mind – where he chats to his daughter – one is called ‘Why do things get in a muddle’? cheers RR UK – p.s.I average just 10 clues on the UK Times crossword at the mo’ LOL

  2. Prudence Says:
    October 7th, 2007 at 4:53 pm

    Awwww…he’s cute! But yeah, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with kids’ inquisitiveness. Sometimes I lose patience with my nephews and nieces. But still, they’re all adorable. :-)

  3. Deb Says:
    October 14th, 2007 at 8:26 am

    Your kid scares me. In part, because I’m afraid this is what my kid will become. Mostly because I’ll be older than you by the time he gets this way, and I’ll be even less sane and more sleep-deprived than you are currently.

  4. Marie-Pier Says:
    March 4th, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Funny kid!

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