#will chat

Oops! Bare-ass and Busted!@sincerexsiren

Over breakfast today Will said, "Mommy, do you about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?" I told him that yes, I knew all about him and wondered what he could tell me that he knew. 

"He was a great man who wanted everyone to know that nobody is any better than anybody else. He said that everyone should have the same rights, no matter what, and everyone should be treated nicely. Sister Mary Lou said he gets his own day on the calendar because he's so important. Can you read to me about him?" 

Thank you, Will's teachers, for giving me one of the single most amazing moments in my life.

I kid you not, my heart was about to explode, and I had to choke back tears. My 4 year old and I then had a long conversation about King and the Civil Rights Movement - all the while my inner History Teacher was geeking out and my inner Mommy was blown away I've raised a child capable of understanding this conversation. 

I like to include this in ye olde blogge for two reasons: I know they make a few of you chuckle, and I can't remember shit that happened two weeks ago, so I need to document this stuff somewhere. 

All Will ....

1) "Check it out, Mom!  I got a new sticker at school - it's the 'itch & smell' kind."

2) "Sister Mary Lou was giving us a test today, and she wanted me to tell her our address, but I told her 'No, I don't want you to come rob my house' and she didn't like that, but I think I was just kidding." 

3) "If someone wants to know about our family I will tell them 'Two of us drink almond milk and two of us drink cow's milk, and we're all weird.'"

4) [full on crying, out of nowhere] "Why don't they have classes you can take where a teacher will teach you how to whistle?! I keep putting my lips like you show me and blow out air and it's just air and nothing else and it's not fair and I just want to be FIVE!" 

Will: Did you know that in England "rubbish" is garbage? And "cheerio" is goodbye. And "lift" is elevator. And "telly" is what you call the TV.

Me: Actually, I did know that. How did YOU know those words?!

Will: I overheard people talking about it.

Me: That's right. Do you know why we're quiet in church?

Will: So God can hear people praying and they can hear him talking back.

Me: Yes, we want to be respectful of people while they are praying.

Will, walking into The Living Coast exhibit at Brookfield Zoo this morning. 

To be fair, he was merely repeating what my mother said when we all visited the exhibit together last month, but none of the people around us today (who snapped their heads around in surprise) knew that. 

He wanted to say hello, so I handed him the phone. 

Friend: Hi, Will! How are you? 

Will: Well, we're having some problems with our toilet overflowing. But I'm ok.