Elias’ Thoughts

E: Do we have the money to pay for another house? 

Me: No. 

E: Do houses cost a lot of money? 

Me: Yes.

E: Like how much, as much as a tree? 

Me: Yes.

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E: Is there school on the weekends?

Me: no

E: is it like that in the whole world?

Me: I don’t know how other countries do it. 

E: you will have to go to all the countries to see. 

Me: I love going to other countries! But I couldn’t go to all of them. 

E: why not? We need to know. 

Me: some countries aren’t safe. 

E: why aren’t they safe?

Me: sometimes leaders or other people make places dangerous. 

E: is our country safe?

Me: it’s much more safe than other places, but lately it hasn’t felt as safe to me. 

E: I think we should send a bunch of notes to Trump that say BOO! to scare him. 

Me: he isn’t President anymore. What he really needs is love. 

E: I don’t think Trump really knows what he wants. 

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Me: Do you know that I am a preschool teacher?

E: you are right now?

Me: yes, but I don’t have a classroom right now. 

E: when I grow up I want to be a lawn service guy and a teacher and my own dad. 

Me: your own dad? But you already have a dad. 

E: I mean a dad for my kids. 

Me: I see. Who will you marry?

E: you. 

Me: oh shoot I’m already married but I’m sure you will find a really great girl to marry someday. 

E: I’ll be five when I get married. 

Me: that’s right now! Five year olds don’t get married! You have to be an adult. 

E: {giggles} well then why are there all these dogs walking around getting married?!

Me: what dogs?

E: in 101 Dalmatians. Why can they get married?

Me: good question.