Conversations with Bean and Gracie,  Fun Things,  Parenting

We Play. We Laugh. We Eat Leaves.

“Hey, look at this!” said Bean.

“That’s a leaf,” Chris said.

“Hmm…” said Bean.  “I wonder what a leaf tastes like…”

“No, Bean Bean,” said Chris.  “We don’t eat leaves.”

“Oh,” said Bean.  “Well, how about this one instead?”

“No, Bean Bean,” said Chris.  “We don’t eat leaves, Buddy.”

“But Dad!  I just found that!”

“I know, Bean, but we don’t eat leaves.”

“Well, fine,” said Bean.  “This thing over here doesn’t look like a leaf.  Big Molly, does this look like a leaf to you?”

“No way, Dude,” said Big Molly.  “I’m not getting in the middle of this.”

“Well, I don’t think its a leaf,” said Bean.

“BEAN!  What did I just say?” said Chris.  “We do not eat leaves.”

“GEEZ, DAD!” said Bean.  “I can’t eat ANYTHING down here in the grass!”

“Sorry, buddy,” said Chris.  “Those are the rules of playing outside.  Now, why don’t you come up here and hang with me for a little bit instead.”

“Don’t even try, Dad,” said Bean.  “You are so uncool.”

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