I sent the child upstairs this morning to get dressed, with the instruction "Wear pants. You're going on a field trip."
She came back down in a skirt with tights (and an undershirt OVER a long-sleeved shirt, but that's another tale).
I said "I told you to wear pants". "But" said she, "tights are like pants with socks attached."
Inarguable.
The funny thing is, I remember having a similar argument with my brother, back when we were both in elementary school. We were waiting at the bus stop - me in tights, him in pants. And my argument was that tights were warmer than pants because they were continuous, that there was no gap where the cold air could sneak up to your shins. Of course I was wrong, but that's neither here nor there.
I'm glad to see that my child is honing her debating skills.
06 May 2008
The Impeccable Logic of the Pre-Schooler
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I had a similar tights vs pants argument with my kid, too. In fact, often she'll change out of pants and INTO tights when she gets home. The top portion of her body is often immaterial but that girl loves her damn tights!
Uh-huh. Mine would have insisted on the tights, THEN pants, THEN a skirt.
SHHH! Don't tell my daughter this logic. She's all I can handle now! I don't need her armed with logic, too!
oh that is classic
She's right, you know.
In 1 word: brilliant.
In 2 words: future lawyer.
;-)
we had a few years of tights or leggings = OK with a skirt over them, but pants were Not ok. she's doing fine, and so are you. i swear, this won't last forever.
Yes, I could totally see Mimi using this rationale.
By the way, I love your daughter's fashion sense -- that picture of her in the tights, skirt, and socks (all different patterns) was awesome.
I'm rather glad my kid isn't yet able to read this over my shoulder, as she'd be taking notes!
She has a point, you know.
Yes, totally inarguable!!!! She's got a good head on her shoulders, mom.
Hey Mommy, she has your genes, awww.....*laugh*
Priceless. get that child an agent. I hope you let her win that one;)
Our Girls must never meet, k?
(LOL at MamaGeek's commet!)
Man, I can't get mine in tights for the world. I even bought some with skulls on them for pity's sake. Nope. Not. Tights.
Kids. The one time I tried to get my daughter to try and wear tights she acted as if I were strangling her with them.
Your future is not pretty--I have four teenage & up children with similar debating skills. I am soooooooo frustrated.
And she wears them well.
I've always tried to reward my kids for arguing their points well. But sometimes, they are just so slick!
funny.
my daughter insists that tight longish shirts are dresses and therefore no pants required.
i do understand you, i get zipped with my kids too.funny how they see things but we can't even argue on them.
Ha! Same thing here, except I would have had a costume to fight over..."But I am Batman."
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