“Who Starts With W”

It is no wonder that at the ripe old age of 5, I have a very smart aleck daughter. I mean, with what I put her through – tell your kids to be a psychiatrist – they will make lots of money!

Every week in preschool during the school year the kids focus on a letter. On the way home from the end of our days, we would find stuff in or out of the car that would begin with that letter of the week. Weeks progressed passed M (see previous blog) without many hiccups until “W” week….

Now for those of you who haven’t heard the Abbott and Costello “Who’s On First” bit – find it, listen and enjoy. It is one of the most original and quite funny comic routines that contains not one ounce of vulgarity! (Amazing, it can be done!) And it is the greatest source of my dear daughters frustration and she has yet to hear it!

The conversation on the way home from school this day, age 4 – was reminiscent of that wonderful skit: (M = Me, D = Daughter) This one is better than M – much more daughter interaction this time!

M: So did you work on the letter “W” today?
D: Yes, we did.
M: Tell me some words that you learned that start with “W”.
D: Word starts with “W”, wait, with starts with “W”, and wait! Wow!
M: And wow does too!
D: Yes it does.
M: Any other words?
D: Weather… wind….
M: What starts with “W”, too.
D: I just told you, weather, wind…
M: I know, I am telling you what starts with “W”.
D: What?
M: Yes, what starts with “W”.
D: I though you were going to tell me some words that start with “W”.
M: I did, what.
D: What starts with “W”?
M: Yes, what starts with “W”.
D: NO, I said, WHAT starts with “W”?
M: I know and I am telling you – what starts with “W”.
D: NO you didn’t. What starts with “W”?
M: Dear, the word ‘what’ starts with the letter “W”.
D: Oh, I get it.

So you would think that would be the end…. Oh no….

M: Now, who starts with “W”.
D: Walt Disney.
M: Yes, that is right but who starts with “W”.
D: I don’t know anyone but Walt Disney.
M: I know that Walt Disney starts with “W”, but who starts with “W” as well.
D: So, who starts with “W”?
M: Yes, who starts with “W”.
D: No, tell me who starts with “W”.
M: I just did, who starts with “W”.
D: I am not playing, you said you would tell me who starts with “W”.
M: And it does!
D: That’s it, I am not talking anymore.

That abruptly ended the conversation. Of course, I explained further when we got home – but I could have gone on forever… When was next…. Ah the joys of parenthood. There will be a day that I pay for all this, but it will be worth it the day she bests me!