Boy Detective: I want to be a policeman when I grow up.
Me: Sounds good.
Boy Detective: What about you?
Me: I’m already grown up, hon.
Boy Detective: And you’re not ANYTHING!
Boy Detective: I want to be a policeman when I grow up.
Me: Sounds good.
Boy Detective: What about you?
Me: I’m already grown up, hon.
Boy Detective: And you’re not ANYTHING!
It took Emily AGES to realize that I was actually WORKING when she would find me parked at my desk all day. Now she says she wants to do the same thing when she grows up (i.e., be a mom and work from home). Maybe I’ll be able to hand my job down to her… :)
Further discussion revealed that Boy Detective is very aware that I work, but since I am not a firefighter or a policewoman, it doesn’t matter.