Our son had a two hour delay this morning. Julia, my 13 year old daughter, expressed her delight, “Great, with Gareth not going to school, I get to ride in the front.”
Puzzled by this lapse in judgment from a child well versed in math, I frowned and responded, “Ahhhh… no, you get to ride in the back.”
Julia shot me a disbelieving look, her brow imitating mine.
I explained, “Mom’s driving, I’m in the front, and you’re also in the front – what’s wrong with that equation?”
A smile crept onto Julia’s lips, as part of her school credit she had been forced to watch the Presidential Debacle on TV. Eyes twinkly, she quipped “Nothing dad, in Gromney Math it makes perfect sense.”
After laughing, I shook my head and said “Gromney math be damned, you’re riding in the back!”
Yes, my 13 year old did indeed coin that phrase, along with many, many others. If you’re interested in another of her little @middengem’s , then you might want to waste…
{did I say “waste“, I meant “invest“. Ouch, I think I was bitten by a politician – is it contagious?}
… more of your time reading this.
