Erin Spatz: Listening to kids

Have you ever listened to the conversations that kids have?

Sometimes when I overhear the conversations my kids are having with each other, I catch them plotting something. Like how to strap a saddle on the dog while no one is looking. Or, who’s  turn it is to ask for another snack.
They almost always send Denver. I think they all know he is charming, and would like to benefit as well.
Plus, his middle name should have probably been “snack”. He is the wisest choice to plead their case.

My favorite is when I overhear them saying kind things to one another.
I’ve heard the boys telling their sisters how pretty they are, and I’ve heard the girls telling their brothers how cool something looks that they did.
Those are sweet moments. I live for those moments.

I do enjoy a good laugh at the crazy conversations I hear.  Dylan and Autumn have serious conversations about how you can tell if a lizard is a boy or girl.
The details are still sketchy but according to them it has to do with spots on the lizards stomach. I don’t know ...

My niece Ava and Chandler once had a yelling match about their names. Ava would say “I’m Ava,” and Chandler would say “Chandler.”
Ava was upset because she thought Chandler didn’t believe her when she said “I’m Ava.” Chandler was simply trying to tell her that her name was Chandler.
This is what you get when a two and three-year-old attempt to discuss their names. Two girls screaming, crying and really confused.

Having conversations with the kids is always a good time. I had a conversation with the kids the other night on the way home from church.
Autumn asked me why we had to pay to hear about Jesus. Needless to say, I had her repeat herself, because I wasn’t sure I had heard her correctly. Once she said it again, I realized that she was confusing us paying for our dinner at church on Wednesdays, with paying to hear about Jesus! Chandler was in the car listening to this whole exchange, and she looked over at Autumn and said “Jesus is free, crazy!”                           

Which is true, but nobody likes to hear they are wrong.