The other day Grace wanted to tell me a story. I was just telling my students about it, and I realize that it's a great one to capture here. It went something like this:
"Once upon a time there was a king. And the king said very naughty things to the boy. He said, 'stupid,' then he said, 'ugly,' and theeeen he said, 'dammit.'
At that point I said, "Grace! You shouldn't say those words. Let's think of some other words we can think of to say instead of 'dammit.' There's 'darn it,' there's--
Grace cut me off. "But Mommy," she said, "You told me I can say those words if I'm telling you what someone else said!"
She got me :)
I am so thankful that, in her innocence, she has such a profound ability to make me laugh.
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