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Friday, February 4, 2011

I Went to China

"What did you do during the holidays?"
"I went to China!"
[to me]"You went to China and never even told me?"
"I had fun in China."
"What did you do there?"
"I learnt kung fu and I played with the pandas!"
"And Mamma let you do that?"
"I didn't go with Mamma, I went with Lalit*."
"Who is Lalit?"
"My best friend. In school. He is a kid, like me."
[to me]"How could you allow such a young kid to go to China alone."

Should I smile at the gullibility of adults, or admire the imagination of my five-year old?


* name changed
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Rayna - What a wonderful imagination your son has! Oh, and I just adore that 'photo! How funny that that innocent face took in an adult. That's just a great story :-).

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  2. Jane Kennedy SuttonFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Enjoy the imaginings of a five-year old. I think it’s fantastic how kids can go anywhere without living home.

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  3. Elizabeth Spann CraigFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    He's seeing the world at a young age! :)

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  4. Dorte HFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    I think you should do both :D

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  5. Mary@GigglesandGunsFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    Too bad he didn't take you. You would have enjoyed it.
    Imagination - the cheapest, safest way to travel.

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  6. Jemi FraserFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    This is why I love teaching - kids are wonderful and amazing!

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  7. Julie MusilFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    Most definitely admire the five year old imagination. There's nothing else like it. Adorable!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    I fleetingly remember my five-year-old imagination. It was fantastic.

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  9. NatashaFebruary 11, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    @ Margot - he does, doesn't he? And it is precisely because that face looks so innocent that people get fooled all the time.

    @ Jane - not just kids. At 39, I travel without leaving home all the time.

    @ Elizabeth - world traveller already

    @ Dorte - I should, shouldn't I?

    @ Alex - guess I should do just that.

    @ Mary - I can go on my own, can't I?
    What we would do without imaginations I do not know.

    @ Jemi - lucky are the people who have kids around them. Taxing, challenging, but also amazing.

    @ Julie - unless you include an older person's imagination which is still maintained at the five year old's level

    @ Medeia - it must have been. But I am sure it is still there, somewhere.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    found you via Dipali's blog. Loved this post as well as so many others!

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  11. NatashaFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    @ themadmomma - thank you for stopping by. Kids are incredible, aren't they?

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  12. NatashaFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    @ Jen - I totally agree with you. If people are as literal as that, they deserve what they get.

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