5-Year-Old "Girl Talk"

Beth had her good friend over today for a playdate. (I'll call her "M", to maintain her privacy.) Last year, Beth and M were in the same class at school, but this year they are in completely different schools, so they don't get to see each other as frequently as they would like. They're both ecstatic when we arrange time for them to play!

Amy and Erin took long naps this afternoon, so Beth and M had lots of time to play together without "little sister" disturbances. Here's an example of a conversation that I overheard:

BETH: Do the chairs that you sit on at your new school have numbers on them?

M: Yeah.

BETH: What number do you sit on?

M: I sit on number twenty.

BETH: Twenty?! Wow!! I sit on number four. Twenty and four are really, really different numbers.

M: Yeah, I know. Like, if I sat on number seven or six or something, and you sat on number four, then we would be sitting on numbers that were really, really the same. Almost the same number, even.

BETH: Yeah. But our numbers are SO different. Twenty! Wow. Wouldn't it be so cool if our numbers were more the same?

M: Yeah. But they're not.

BETH: No, you're right. They're not.


And there you have it. A quick glimpse into the life of a 5-year-old.