Miles came up to me and decided to count my fingers and toes.
"Mama, you have 10 fingers and 10 toes!"
"Uh-huh. Most people do, Miles."
"But, I want more toes. What if I had lots of toes?"
"Then Dexter would have to chop one off." (kidding... I didn't say this, but I wanted to.)
Instead, I said to Miles, "Well, your shoes wouldn't fit and you would look really weird with 100 toes."
"Yeah, that would be so funny."
Since Miles is in kindergarten now, his counting skills have improved greatly and he seems hell-bent on counting everything, not just fingers and toes. I've written in the past how much I learn from listening to the kids ramble on and on. This time was no exception.
I learned:
Not only do I have 10 fingers and 10 toes, but apparently I have 2 eyes, 2 arms, and 2 feet. I have Miles to thank for letting me know. I've gone 30+ years not knowing vital info about my body. I'm so glad to hear that I don't have 3 eyes.
But I wonder (I know... you wonder, too)...
What would Miles say if I didn't have 10 toes? The whole little piggie song would be off. One piggie wouldn't go wee-wee-wee all the way home. Poor piggie.
And... it also makes me wonder... Why do we have 5 fingers on each hand? Ok, I understand the importance of the thumb. Yeah, yeah... And the index finger. Sometimes the middle finger is useful, especially in heavy traffic in Chicago. Oh and the ring finger symbolizes marriage, I guess. Although, I don't wear a wedding ring. But the pinkie finger -- does it have a purpose besides doing impersonations of Dr. Evil?
I'll let you ponder that as well. Let me know if you find a purpose for the pinkie.
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3 comments:
At that age Kids do end up demonstrating their newly acquired skills. That is one joy of being a parent but not when they want to count all of your hair strands ... err you better than me here but guess kids will be kids =)
Regards,
David Miller
It would be a disatser... the little pig that goes wee wee wee all the way home is the whole point, that's the bit that makes kids snigger. "Mom said wee wee wee!" It's proof to the kids that we are human.
AV
AV -- on the flip side: if Miles had 100 toes, lots of toes could go wee-wee-wee all the way home.
David -- yeah. I may have to put a stop to the counting if my boy decides to count strands of hair.
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