A conversation between Adam and I that occurred after he got home from school yesterday:
Adam: Two kids brought Pokemon cards to school today.
Me: Really?? Did they get in trouble?
Adam: Yeah. And their cards got taken away.
Me: See? When you break the rules the teacher will usually find out.
Adam. Yeah . . . cause I told on them.
Me: You told on them?
Adam: Uh-huh.
Me: Ummmmm . . . it's probably better if you don't tell on other kids like that.
Adam: Other kids tell on me all the time.
Me: And how does that make you feel?
Adam: Bad. But if I can't take my cards to school, then they can't take theirs.
Me: How about this? If other kids are doing things that might hurt themselves or somebody else, then you should probably tell a teacher, like if they bring a knife to school. But if they are doing something that isn't going to hurt somebody else, maybe it's best if you just let the teacher find out another way.
Adam: pondering, pondering, pondering
Me: What do you think about that?
Adam: Kids can get hurt with Pokemon cards. They can give you really bad papercuts, mom. Really they can, so it's a good thing that I told a teacher.
*sigh*
2 comments:
Give that kid a high five from Auntie!! Man, he's hilarious.
Love you, Appy.
I love this logic. Safety first, people! Safety first!
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