Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Exploring causality with a 3-year-old

JOHN: "Mommy, I went to PenneyJ with Daddy today!"

MOM: "You mean you went to JCPenney to pick up Daddy's new pants?"

JOHN: "Yes! Mommy, why did daddy need new pants?"

MOM: "Because the seam ripped on his old ones."

JOHN: "Why did it rip?"

MOM: "Because they were old and the fabric and thread get weak.

JOHN: "And why else?"

MOM: "Well, maybe Daddy got a bit bigger and stretched them more."

JOHN: "And maybe because a wolf bit a hole in them when Daddy was camping?"

MOM: "Hmm... I suppose you just never know for sure."

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