Trent is a very curious kid. He asks a lot of questions. And he isn't satisfied with lame answers. Don't believe me? Ask his teachers. If they try to put him off, he'll call 'em out on it. It makes for very interesting parent/teacher conferences. I learned long ago, my answers better be thorough. And if I don't know - I need to admit I don't know, and then go and help him find the answers. Google has become my friend. Well, more like my frenemy...it enables more questions at not very convenient times. Such is life :)
A brief sample of the questions Trent asks me on any given day:
- If I lost my foot, would you pay for a bionic foot or a peg foot?
- Is the hydrogen field the same thing as the gravity field around a red dwarf star?
- How come there are some chemicals that don't make bubbles?
- How old do you have to be for the bump in your belly button to go away? Because Hannah still has a bump in hers, but I don't in mine.
- Are the circuits on the Christmas tree lights a parallel or single circuit kind?
- Why are dog years multiplied by 7 and not 12? Who said it has to be seven?
- Why do I have to show my work on my math homework? It's already in my head - and I already know the answers.
And the questions go on and on. Sometimes, I am very grateful for google, it makes less trips to the library. And I am very grateful for bedtime...all the time - because my brain needs a rest from all his thinking :)
- Are the circuits on the Christmas tree lights a parallel or single circuit kind?
- Why are dog years multiplied by 7 and not 12? Who said it has to be seven?
- Why do I have to show my work on my math homework? It's already in my head - and I already know the answers.
And the questions go on and on. Sometimes, I am very grateful for google, it makes less trips to the library. And I am very grateful for bedtime...all the time - because my brain needs a rest from all his thinking :)
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