Someday....

Someday, when my daughter wins the National Collegiate Debate Title, I will appreciate her tenacity.

Someday, when my daughter graduates first from her Ivy League law school, I will look back fondly on her ability to argue ANY POINT.

Someday, when my daughter is sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice, I will regale people with stories about how she questioned EVERYTHING.

Right now, it just makes my head hurt. Case in point...

A few days ago, while reading with Greyson, he informed me that when put together the U always pinches the O and makes him say "Owww." What a clever way, I thought, to remember the sound that OU makes in words. I thought I would try it with Quinn while we were reading and so last night when we came to the word 'out' I gave it a spin.

"OK, Quinn when the U follows the O it gives it a pinch and it says "owww" so lets sound out this word."

"Why did it pinch it?"

"Well, that really isn't important. Let's sound out this word."

"Does it pinch other letters?"

"No, just the O"

"Why doesn't it like the O?"

"Sweetie, I don't know. Let's continue reading."

"It's not nice to pinch."

"That is true. OK back to the book."

"Did it say it was sorry?"

"I am sure that it did. Now back to the book"

"Did the O do something bad to the U?"

"Sweetie, I really don't know."

"Then how do you know that the U pinched the O?"

"It just did."

"I don't like the U."

"OK, please let's just get back to the book."

(Sounded out the word out and continued on in the book and hit another OU blend)

"OK, the U pinched the O again...what sound does it make?"

"Again?"

"Yes, again."

"Why?"

"Sweetie, I didn't know the first time and I don't know now."

"Was it for the same reason?"

"Quinn, I don't know. PLEASE can we continue with the book."

"Did the U get in trouble?"

"OK forget about the U pinching the O. Just remember that the OU together says "Owww"

"Why did they say Owww? Did they get hurt?"


Someday..... Right???? Someday?????