Wisdom Comes Early

Kid1 is in the fourth grade this year and has become concerned about what kind of job she's going to have when she grows up. Today we had the following conversation:

Kid1: Mom, math class was boring today. I already know the problems we're going over.

Me: Are you allowed to read or doodle if you finished your work?

Kid1: No! We have to pay attention to the teacher. I can't even write stories.

Me: That's too bad. But it is good practice for when you get a job and have to go to meetings.

Kid1: I don't want that kind of job.

Me: It might be unavoidable. Lots of jobs involve meetings.

Kid1: Well, I guess I can handle being bored as long as I don't have a job where I might blow up.

Me: ?????

Kid1: You know, if I stepped in lava or something. Volcanologist is definitely off my list, unless I can study them on computers.

Me: I see.

Kid1: It's not like you can just get a little bit of lava on you. I bet if it gets on your foot, it affects your whole body.

Me: Yes, I bet it does. [[Like the bite of a zombie, perhaps?]]

Kid1: Mom, can I have a snack?

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Maybe she can be a photographer instead. Here are some selections from the past couple months on the digital camera we got her for Xmas:

Taken in a commercial cave we toured.

Frocs -- a still life

Giant ball of cat hair after brushing cats at Grandma's House

Self portrait. Or maybe Kid2 took it. There was screaming involved.

Not sure. Maybe a cat?

Unfortunately, I am sure what this is, and it's a certain angle of a cat as well.

Hm. Photographer might be out too.

Sincerely,

JW & Meankitty

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