Language

I find language fascinating, particularly how the same words can be interpreted differently by different people.

For example, today I asked my son to break up and recycle the pile of cardboard on the living room floor. We just completed a large IKEA build and so have many boxes to recycle.

Somehow, he has interpreted this as me asking him to hit the boxes with his Star Wars light sabre, and spread the cardboard over the entire living room floor.

"Recycle"... "Hit with light sabre"... Language is tricky.

Mistakes

I am the proud parent of a child who has declared she will never make a mistake ever again...

S (9 y/o): Now that I'm nine, I've given up making mistakes. I've made enough mistakes and now I'm bored of making mistakes.