Conversations with Ryan:
"Mummy, can we go and visit New York?"
Why do you want to visit New York, Ryan?"
"They're having an election there."
"You're not American, you can't vote in their election."
"I'm not eighteen either. It'd be fun anyway."
Meanwhile, our boy saw the optometrist yesterday. He needs glasses. He was asking me about when I got glasses (first week of kindergarten), if the kids laughed. They gave him the drops to dilate his pupils. (It's very hard to tell, his eyes are so dark.) With kids, they need to use stronger drops, his eyes could be dilated for a week. His sunnies are now way too small, so Biyi picked up new sunglasses today. May need them at school this week. Two pairs - one regular kids' set, one little set of aviator glasses. Little Joe Cool. He'll keep one set, we take the other one back.
"Which pair do you like best, Ryan?"
"I like the blue ones best."
"Really? What about the other ones? Don't you think they make you look cool?"
"Yeah, but I don't want to make the other kids in class feel bad."
Isn't that thoughtful of him? I'm sure the other kids appreciate his efforts to rein in his cool.