Froglet Does Maths and Other Unrelated Items

[la_rainette]

First of all: whoever committed this has either a very good sense of humour, or a very bad pair of glasses. Or maybe he/she needs to go back to zoology 101.

Saturday, as we were driving to Downtown Toironto, Froglet showed us her magnificent grasp of elementary mathematics.

Froglet: Hey! I can do 5 in 2 different ways! *holds up left hand with five outstretched fingers, then four fingers on the left hand and one on the right hand, and beams*
Husband: Good! Can you find another way?
Froglet: Uh... *triumphantly shows 2 fingers on right hand, 3 on left hand*
Froglet: And I can do two like this *holds up both thumbs*
Froglet: And I can do one like this *holds up thumb*
Froglet: And I can do one like this *holds up index finger*
Froglet: And I can do one like th...
rainette: NO!
Husband *bursts out laughing* Didn't you see it coming?
Froglet *looks worriedly at her middle finger* What's wrong with my finger?
rainette: nothing, sweetpea, it's just... Not that finger, OK?
Nearby driver *swallows his dentures in shock and gapes at the pretty five-year-old who appears to be flipping her parents the bird*
Husband *smiles winningly* Hello, we're French, don't mind us, just teaching our daughter the art of non-verbal communication on the road, French-style
rainette shut up
Froglet *raises hand again* What do you call this finger in English?
rainette: THE MIDDLE FINGER! BUT IT'S NOT POLITE TO HOLD IT UP THAT WAY!
Froglet: Oh. Why?

Bugger

Among the other complicated questions I faced this week-end:

Froglet: Mommy, what's more important, to eat or to have parents?
rainette: Erm. Well, if you don't eat, you die, but your parents give you the food that you eat, so...
Froglet *ponders*
Froglet: Mommy, I love you SO MUCH! I love you more than the moon and the stars, more than the sun, more than my teacher!

And the most wonderful is, she believes every word. *sighs happily*

Comments

[l33tminion]

rainette: THE MIDDLE FINGER! BUT IT'S NOT POLITE TO HOLD IT UP THAT WAY!
Froglet: Oh. Why?

Ah, the joys of parenthood...

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

Yes. *nods glumly* They always surprise you, that's for sure.

[darthrami.livejournal.com]

You nearly had my water coming out of my nose there, darling. :-D

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

woops, sorry. *hands out kleenex* That Froglet of mine *shakes head*

[indy-go.livejournal.com]

I adore reading about your girls. They remind me of why I want some of my own, one day. :D

[sir-gareth.livejournal.com]

You do know you don't get to pick the gender right? *giggles* Your comment makes me happy. Why? Maybe I'll get round to telling you, one day. *grins*

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

You guys are so very, very cute.

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D They are great fun to be with (life with kids is full of surprises, 'nuff said. Even though you try to be prepared, they always manage to think of something new).

[dramawench.livejournal.com]

Froglet: Mommy, what's more important, to eat or to have parents?
This is why i love kids, because who else would come up with a comparison question like that? Your kids should win an international cuteness award.

Hope everything is going great!

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D I awarded them my personal Cutest Kids Ever award a long time ago, obviously *ahem*

It's good to hear from you, I've missed you! *hugs*

[levi.livejournal.com]

I love your stories about your girls. They crack me up.

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D My girls crack me up on a regular basis, and life with kids is never dull. (Trying, sometimes. Dull, never.)

[notions.livejournal.com]

*randomly loves on Rainette*

You make me smile liek woah. :D

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

*loves back* thank you!