We had the following conversation on the way to Diya and Aadi's
swimming lesson today -
Suvo: Diya, did you pack Aadi's flip-flops?
Diya: No ... :(
Suvo: Do you remember that I asked you 3 times to pack his when you
were getting yours.
Diya: I didn't hear it :(
Suvo: ... or did you hear but forgot? It's ok if you tell the truth.
Diya: (after a pause) I forgot.
As I promised I didn't tell her anything .
Diya felt a bit generous (mainly because she was not yelled at ... so
better play nice) and told Aadi ...
Diya: Aadi, if you want you can take my slippers. They are pink, and
large. So, it's ok if you don't like it. ...
Since Aadi didn't respond, she was pretty sure Aadi was not interested
in the deal, and continued ...
Diya: Baba, you know ... it doesn't make sense to have some colors
only for girls. Boys can wear pink too. And girls blue!
Aadi chimed in …
Aadi: And boys can wear earrings. Like the ones with the round hole ...
Suvo: What!?
Diya immediately explained which versions Aadi was thinking about.
Diya: ... so, Aadi those earrings are cool, right?
Aadi: Yes! Cool boys wear cool ear-rings! Like the a Rock-n-Roll people. :)
Suvo: How do you know about Roll-n-Roll people?
Aadi: They play cool guitar.
Diya: So Baba, cool guitar means electrical guitar! Aadi - what else
do they play?
Aadi: They play drums. And they sing very loudly!! :)
I was dumbfounded. Aadi is just 4 years old! Where the heck did he
pick this up!?
I took the picture after their swimming class. They bought two gums … and as luck would have it, Aadi got a pink one, and Diya a blue! (Of course, Diya immediately exchanged the gums after taking the picture :) )
swimming lesson today -
Suvo: Diya, did you pack Aadi's flip-flops?
Diya: No ... :(
Suvo: Do you remember that I asked you 3 times to pack his when you
were getting yours.
Diya: I didn't hear it :(
Suvo: ... or did you hear but forgot? It's ok if you tell the truth.
Diya: (after a pause) I forgot.
As I promised I didn't tell her anything .
Diya felt a bit generous (mainly because she was not yelled at ... so
better play nice) and told Aadi ...
Diya: Aadi, if you want you can take my slippers. They are pink, and
large. So, it's ok if you don't like it. ...
Since Aadi didn't respond, she was pretty sure Aadi was not interested
in the deal, and continued ...
Diya: Baba, you know ... it doesn't make sense to have some colors
only for girls. Boys can wear pink too. And girls blue!
Aadi: And boys can wear earrings. Like the ones with the round hole ...
Suvo: What!?
Diya immediately explained which versions Aadi was thinking about.
Diya: ... so, Aadi those earrings are cool, right?
Aadi: Yes! Cool boys wear cool ear-rings! Like the a Rock-n-Roll people. :)
Suvo: How do you know about Roll-n-Roll people?
Aadi: They play cool guitar.
Diya: So Baba, cool guitar means electrical guitar! Aadi - what else
do they play?
Aadi: They play drums. And they sing very loudly!! :)
I was dumbfounded. Aadi is just 4 years old! Where the heck did he
pick this up!?
I took the picture after their swimming class. They bought two gums … and as luck would have it, Aadi got a pink one, and Diya a blue! (Of course, Diya immediately exchanged the gums after taking the picture :) )
