A couple of times recently when we were out walking and crossing the street, Gavin has made some ageist comments like-
"Watch out! Are they old?" or "Looks like they are stopping for us, they must not be old." or "Vatti isn't very old, he is a safe driver." Most of the time, I choose not to comment or try to hold back a laugh, though I promise that I never told him any such thing about senior citizen age drivers.
Today, he was riding his scooter while I was pushing the stroller past a driveway. There was someone getting ready to pull out who stopped when they saw us, and after we crossed- this was the conversation...
Gavin- "Good thing they weren't old, or we might have been run over by that car."
Me- "What? Who told you that?"
Gavin- "Who told me what, Mom?"
Me- "Who told you that about drivers that are old? Who said that old people would run over you?"
Gavin- " No one told me that, Mom. I just already knew it."
Me- "What?!?"
Gavin- "I just already knew that when someone who is old is driving they won't stop for you to cross and will run over you with their car."
Me- stunned silence trying to think of a response, followed by... "That's not true."
Gavin- "Yes. It is true, Mom. I just knowed it already. I guess you don't know as many things as I do." little chuckle to himself- " I guess I just know a lot of things that you don't know, Mom." small knowing and pitying smile to me...
5 comments:
He probably heard that old people are bad drivers from me, and I should know....there are lots of old people who are bad drivers in Florida. (Thanks for the swim suit compliment, by the way. And, no...you are not a blob. People who can train for months to run marathons are NOT blobs.)
maybe he is thinking of cruella devile. haha.
Oh my goodness. That is really something. I can't believe you didn't know that valuable information...everyone knows about old people and their driving.
Oh, too cute!!
I laughed outloud when I read that. Oh man.
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