A child's perspective of age is really quite fascinating (and maybe a little frightening). Yesterday Porter was telling me about part of a book he is reading for school. He was using the word "faucet" in place of some type of vent or air way. When I told him that I didn't think faucet was the correct word for that statement, he said, "No, Mom, this book is even older than Mrs. G (his teacher) so it's from way back in the olden days. The words were probably kind of different then."
It's a Beverly Cleary book and Mrs. G is very early sixties.
I can't help but wonder,
a. When did hot rods and fitted blouses gain olden-day status?
b. Where does that put horse-drawn buggies and and sun bonnets? And ...
c. should I take any blame in my son's lack of olden-day know how, or do I just attribute it to to the sudden absence of Little House on the Prairie re-runs?
It's a Beverly Cleary book and Mrs. G is very early sixties.
I can't help but wonder,
a. When did hot rods and fitted blouses gain olden-day status?
b. Where does that put horse-drawn buggies and and sun bonnets? And ...
c. should I take any blame in my son's lack of olden-day know how, or do I just attribute it to to the sudden absence of Little House on the Prairie re-runs?
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