Thursday, July 31, 2008

On Age

Jackie: Mom, how old are you?

Me: I am 32.

Jackie: (very seriously) Oh, you are old. ( pauses) Oh Mummy, you are ACTUALLY VERY old. (thenin a tone of a doctor communicating a terminal diagnosis) You are definately close to being a grandma!

Me: Yeah, when will I be a grandma?

Jackie: When I am 8, and a teenager, you will be a grandma.

Not sure she has truly grasped the concept, at least I hope she is not planning to be an unwed mother at the age of 8. That would have to be some kind of record.

1 comment:

Esther Alene said...

Please don't tell Jackie how old I am. She may be think I'm ready to die.