My Son Was Almost Sensitive

My seven year old son Ian, who generally plays it close to his vest, told me this unsolicited piece of information: "Ben is my closest friend" and I responded, "That's great, he's a good guy and it's nice to have a best friend," but I had assumed too much and gotten it all wrong, and so Ian corrected me: "No Dad,  I don't mean he's my best friend, I mean he lives closer to me than any other friend."

3 comments:

zman said...

According to jack white, a boys best friend is hmiter their and whatever has become his pet.

zman said...

hmiter their = his mother.

Dave said...

i like hmiter better, it sounds like a really scary, technological tool.

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