Out of the mouth of babes

[buckeyedoc]

My daughter is in first grade and she has homework every night. She was working on fractions. One of the pictures had 2 candy bars, "A" and "B". Candy bar "A" was definitely larger than "B". The question asked, "Which candy bar would you rather have 1/2 of?" I was helping Hannah with her homework and asked her which one was the right answer. She said "B", the smaller of the 2 candy bars. I asked her again and she said "B" again. I was sitting there with a confused look on my face. Hannah asked if I wanted her to explain why she chose "B". She said that because chocolate is bad for you, the smaller 1/2 would be better for you. I knew that when she took her homework back the next day, the teacher would want to know why she chose "B" as well. I got a phone call from her teacher after school about the homework. She couldn't quit laughing about how mature Hannah's answer was. She's too smart for her own good.

[hammerpcp]

Well if she's taking "B", I'll have "A". :wink:

[etfink]

You are obviously a great parent. Good for her!!

[rat115]

LOL! My kids would have said that they didn't want just half of either one.

:thumbright: to your daughter for maturity.

[itku2er]

Well if she's taking "B", I'll have "A". :wink:

Ham will you share that candy bar with me :?:

and buckeye....that is one smart kid there....

[nypaemt56]

Kids do say the funniest things....One day my 5-year-old stepson got in trouble and I had him sit in a time out. After a few minutes I said to him - what do you think I should do if you get in trouble again? He looks at me with a straight face and says - well I guess I should be punished exquisitely. I tried so hard not to laugh. He is learning BIG words and it cracks me up when he tries to use them.