Hope and dreams

Filling out the kindergarten transition summary form. One question is "Please describe your hopes and dreams for your child as s/he begins kindergarten."

When M.'s teacher gave this to me to fill out, I read that question out loud, but only read the part about my hopes and dreams, and said the first thing that came to my mind:

"That she'll move out and live on her own."

The teacher looked at me strange, so I read the question again.

"OH, you mean hopes and dreams FOR KINDERGARTEN."

So I told her I'd have to take the form home to finish and bring back later, because I couldn't think of anything when put on the spot like that, and obviously what I was going to say about M. moving out and living on her own is silly because kindergarten is wayyyy too early for any kid to move out and get her own place.... (right?)

Listen up, kids

Wise advice from Mother to daughter, courtesy of my friend, "The One With All the Twins":

One of the girl twins was told she should be nicer to her siblings because someday Mommy will be gone and her sister and twin brothers will be all she has.

"Is that when you are going to die?" Was the wide, eyed innocent response.

"No," Mommy replied. "I might go to Europe."