Overheard at our house today:
L (3): Mom?
Me: Yes, L.?
L: How about you go to the future?
Me: [Not sure whether I should be impressed that my three-year-old speaks in such abstract terms or offended that he's telling me to get lost.] Um…what?
L: I will watch TV and you can go to the future.
Me: What, exactly, do you mean?
L: Pwease, Mom? Pwease go to the future? Go to the future and I will watch TV.
Me: [Realizing that this conversation is going nowhere fast.] Well, I don’t know how to get there, sweetie.
L: Yes you do. Just go to the future. First, turn left, then turn right, then go.
So there you have it. To get to the future, hang a left, then a right, then straight ahead. Or you could, you know, just wait. And the future will come to you.
And no, I have no idea what that request was about. Maybe he figured if he could get rid of me, he could completely take over control of the television and accomplish his goal of watching Veggie Tales 24 hours a day. Unfortunately for him, he’s stuck in the same time coordinates as I am, so it’s going to be a little difficult to make this work.
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LOL! Obviously it made perfect sense to him! Sometimes I would love to know what goes on inside their little heads…
Oh my gosh, this cracks me up. Agreed with Kara, it obviously made sense to him, and it WOULD be great to know what goes on their little heads sometimes! heh
Cute boy.
Love how you relate the conversation too.
Wow–that IS deep thinking, but I agree with you that it was probably a much more simplistic thing — “Mom, get outta here, and I’ll watch TV for a while until I catch up with you in the future, at which time I’ll be able to just watch TV all I want anyway.”
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LOL, i can’t stop laughing! he’s a genius, you should be proud
, or he really wants to get rid of you! but it’s so funny, he’s cute 
(Pwease)
I love your ‘Overheard at our house today’
I think he’s skipping the Veggie Tales and he’s moved on to Nova Science Now–he’s talking fractal geometry and hidden dimensions!
I love the way his brain works, what an inventive and creative guy!
He’s so precious! Thanks for my morning chuckle!
My son is 15 now, but he used to say the funniest things. I actually started writing them down in a journal and am soooo glad I did that. I look back now and crack up at some of them. I guess you don’t need a journal, though, you’ve got your BLOG!!!
makes you wonder what context he heard about the “future” in…and how he figured out it could help him in that situation! love it!
What a trip! Sounds like something my son would say to get me to leave him with the remote!
That is so cute! I love kid’s perceptions on life!