It's really great raising two kids who are super curious and ask a lot of questions. First of all, they haven't been tainted by the world yet, so they are full of wonder and questions such as, "Dad, why is that guys butt sticking out of his pants?". That was a fun moment at Hy Vee.
Second of all, I'm pretty blunt, but I'm aware of what I can and cannot ask, I absolutely love how blunt kids can be with whatever they say. They don't care! They will ask a super awkward question and then move on to watching Gabby's Dollhouse, forgetting they ever asked it.
Yesterday my daughter asked a question that legit made sense, most of hers do. So I thought I would tally up a few of her questions and my son's questions into a blog and comment on them. Let's start with the one that got me to write this blog in the first place:
* note, this isn't one of those super lame blogs where parents lie about their kids quotes, neither have expressed their views on world peace, politics or if Taylor Swift is or isn't overrated. (She's not, but I can see the argument). Just some normal questions from two awesome kids.
"Why do you have to pay for school lunches?"
My first reaction was, holy shit, why does anybody have to pay for school lunches? It honestly should come with school. But then I got to thinking how underpaid school staff is. How we have to do donations just to help support a school while legit billionaires are flying a space shuttle into space. How the education and the societal system is broken, especially when it comes to education and the poor. Then my head exploded.
But seriously, I didn't grow up wealthy, but imagine having to not pay for your kid to eat at a place they learn, amazing. This also goes in to college and how all of their staff is underpaid...but that's for another day.
"Why do kids have to stay home from daycare when they aren't sick?"
I had an entire blog written up about this, but I had to delete it for a few reasons. I was super angry, which doesn't translate to a good read. Also I completely understand the risk if a kid "might" be sick. I oddly helped run a daycare for a few months (my resume is bonkers, I know this. To learn more about my crazy life, buy my book in November called "Burying the Past"!) so I understand not wanting to close down and refund parents...but....
The system is broken. Daycare is super expensive. Most people can't afford it. Most people can't afford to not have it. We have the luxury of not being those parents that drop off a sick kid because we have to, but I get it. But on the same note, people should try to not drop off their kid if they are sick because they get others sick. They also, not my current daycare, I like this current daycare, but some daycare's didn't have a clue what to do with Covid.
Kids temp is 100? Send them home for 2-3 days! Okay that doesn't affect anything at all work wise, does it? Our son was sent home from a daycare for having a 99 degree temp in June. So I had to work from home while our perfectly healthy son was fine. When I questioned it, the head of the daycare tried to explain to me what a fever was like I wasn't married to a doctor or passed 5th grade science (D's get degrees).
Quick thing, preschool/daycare teachers and staff should be paid more. People's jobs SHOULD have a daycare allowance in it.
Basically the first two questions my daughter had involved the education and childcare system and how it's broken. Perhaps my daughter or son can help change the world in the future and not have a tie in a political race like their dad. Speaking of which?
Why is that guy so old!?
Okay, only a minor political one, but one that 99% of everyone can agree on. My son asked this about our president. Nobody over the age of 65 should be making decisions. You're done, go drink a margarita and hang with your grand kids, you did your job. There is no reason anyone should run for any political office at age 88.
My son is 3 and asked why someone old is speaking on television, clearly he didn't know who it was. But seriously, what a broken ass system. Should honestly rename this blog "The System is Broken".
Why do I have to wake up early every day?
My daughter is learning quick, the answer to this is nobody knows why! The work day was set Monday thru Friday 8-5 by Satan. School usually between 8ish - 3 ish? I'm down for some changes there. Four day work weeks? Non Satan hours of 8-5? Shorter school days where they maximize their learning? More remote possibilities with jobs, oh, oh, oh! My favorite question is the next one!
Why are my things during your job?
So a lot of people work without the luxury of being able to pick up and drop off your kids whenever, wherever...Shakira references!
So my daughter has dance right at 5, that involves working people to leave at 4:30 to get to her after school place on time, then get to dance at 5, but then I gotta go pick up my kid, then go back to the same location to pick up my child when she's done. Then there's dinner, then whatever small amount of time with them before they go to sleep, then you do the parent thing where you have goals, but stare at a wall or a tv show/phone instead.
Kindergarten training, I'll call it that, was at 9 AM each day, which I worked at 9 AM each day, then it was over at 11:45, so you gotta leave early (I'd also like to throw in I had my vasectomy this week like an idiot, so we dropped her off at 9 AM, then I had a vasectomy, then I waddled to go pick up my daughter, that week SUCKED). It seems all things for kids are during the day intentionally to make one parent want to lose their god damn mind.
Daddy how come you can swear?
Because I fucking can, get over it. (I didn't really respond with that, but it's funny!).
My kids know not to swear, I've discussed this with a few parents recently, but it's impossible for me to not swear. Years and years of doing it, if I stub my toe I'm not NOT going to swear. So you make sure your kids know they can't say the major bad words...but now I have to deal with poopy butt being a bad word at daycare and I have ZERO issues with poopy or butt being said. Honestly, just be a good person and if they say booby let it slide preschool teacher who should be making way more money than you currently are (see I'm on your side!!!).
That's just a few of the gems they've had, I love the questions my kids ask, luckily they aren't all as deep as some of the above questions, more so it's asking how to add and spell which I can handle. Here's a quick round up for funny ones that don't need a write up, one is clearly a joke:
- Why do girls not have wieners?
- Why are my farts smelly?
- Why do we have to eat vegetables?
- Are you lying about Santa?
- What are your thoughts on trickle down economics?
- Why do you yell at the 49'ers?
- Why do we fart?
- Why can't I scratch my butt in public?
Just some gems here, clearly the made up question was....Santa, it's the Santa one! 100%....
Thanks for reading as always. I'm in the beginning stages of the how to convert finished book to Amazon publishing, but I'm there. I finished a freaking book and I couldn't be happier. If this takes off, perhaps I'll try another book that'll take far less time to complete than 13 years.
Thanks for reading!
Jeff
No comments:
Post a Comment