LOOK! Sam can read! My baby can read! Wow! Wait, he's not really reading, is he? He's just looking at a book while relaxing all cozy with his water bottle next to him. If he could read, that would be pretty cool, but I'm certainly not TEACHING him to read anytime soon. What do you think about teaching babies to read? I mean, who cares? It's like bragging that your 1-year-old is potty-trained and my 3-year-old is not (for the record, I don't have a 3-year-old, as Michael is sitting here pointing out to me! Eva is 4 and potty trained). Who cares? It all shakes out by the time they are 18, right? The playing field is kinda evened out by then, don't you think? So my baby sleeps with me. He won't be at 18. So he's nursing still. He won't be at 18! Maybe your 12-year-old is a real jerk right now. Maybe he'll be better at 18, maybe not. Dangit! I always refute my own arguments! Gotta go.
At chess school, there is a little blonde four-year-old who studies TACTICS. Crap you not. It is crazy. They always pair him up with my three-year-old because they are about the same age. My daughter just comes because she wants to get out of the house and doesn't even know how to move the pieces yet. *shrug* Not sure if this kid is born an overachiever or if he is drilled at home, but he really does know the game. :)
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