September 1, 2006

Wisdom, 9-year-old style


"Mom. Boys are drooling, babbling idiots," she said. "Were women always smarter, Mommy?"

She'll change her outlook very soon, of course. But as she teeters on the edge of preadolescence, it can be a decent ballast.

Who knew an old episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" could bring about such lively discussion?

2 comments:

Lisa Ryan said...

and how did you answer that question?

v said...

I'm still mulling it over.

Dear husband, however, wants to solve the problem.

Venus/Mars. Different/good.

:-)