It kills you to see them grow up.  But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.
~ Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Are you Smarter than a First Grader?


RSS 2.0 FeedEntry Feed

RSS 2.0 Comments FeedComment Feed

Published May 13, 2009 @ 09:18 by Tania in Amazing Kids

Daughter can easily answer yes...

Last night, after bath time, I went down to the basement to wait for my pajamas to come out of the dryer. Husband followed, to watch a few minutes of a hockey playoff game (any game - he didn't care, just wanted some quiet time). Then came Son Two, dressed in his pajamas and ready for a snuggle.

Son One showed up, his bare butt hanging out as he had barely wrapped himself up in his towel. "Can you get me dressed?" I swear, this is Son One's favourite question. He is 7 years old! What is it about first borns? I thought that they were supposed to be independent and responsible.

"Did you bring any pajamas?" Husband asked.

"No."

I know the kid is smart. Yes, of course, all of us gave birth to little geniuses. But he is a smart kid. He is just so lazy sometimes! He will ask a question, that if he thought for even two seconds he could figure out the answer himself.

5 minutes later daughter showed up, buck naked, but carrying her pajamas. "Can you please get me dressed?" she asked, in her sweet little voice, handing me her pajamas.

Yes, Daughter is in fact, smarter than a first grader.


yvonne
May 13, 2009 / 12:47

It's the curse of the 3rd born...to be brilliant (and sweet:)


Tania
May 14, 2009 / 08:12

Hey! If you read the post, you would see that Son Two, the middle child, was the only one who actually came downstairs already dressed for bed! The self-sufficient middle child. But you are right - the post was about the intelligence of the third born.


« 2 Boys, 2 Baseball Bats, 1 Bump Dog Owners - PICK UP YOUR POOH! »