Wonderful Wife: “How was your day at school today, dear?”
Little Miss Thing, age 6: “The F-word.”
WW: (arched eyebrows) “Pardon me?”
LMT: “Fun!!!” (much giggling)
Author: VeryVocalViking
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Gender Neutral
Chinese buffet hostess: “Just two tonight? And how old is your daughter?”
Danger Monkey, age 9: “I’m nine… and, if it matters, I’m a boy.”
Hostess: “Oh, I am so sorry!”
DM: “It’s OK. Is it the same price?”
Hostess: “What?”
DM: “Do you charge the same price for boys and girls?”
Hostess: “Oh, of course.”
DM: “Then it doesn’t matter if you write down boy or girl.”
Hostess: “I guess not.”
Foodie
Little Miss Thing, age 6: “Show me a picture of me on your phone.”
Me: “Here, I’ve got Instagram open so let’s just look at my feed.”
LMT: “Why are there so many pictures of food?”
Me: “That’s just what I post.”
LMT: “You think about food too much.”
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