Anything but that
“I’m never going to play with that girl,” declares my seven-year-old, when I point out the cute redhead from shul during our visit to the park. “Do you know what she said to me?” He is outraged just thinking of it.
I mentally rehearse my response to the girl’s insult. I plan to suggest that she may have done teshuva and regrets her words. I congratulate myself for being so wise. I am ready to hear the worst.
“She said to me, ‘Ata rotzeh le-hitchaten iti?’”
She had asked my son to marry her.
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aidelmaidel Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 7:31 PM
HA HA HA!
Ages and stages!
Robin Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 7:31 PM
ROFL!
Juggling Frogs Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 7:41 PM
AAAAWwwwwwwwww!!
Quick, get a picture of the two of them, for potential use at the wedding slideshow!
mother in israel Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 8:09 PM
JF, when I got around to asking him what he did after she said that, he said he went away. Then he heard her asking another boy the same question. Don’t know what he said.
WaysofZion Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 8:27 PM
oh this just made me laugh so hard!
sylvia_rachel Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 8:31 PM
ROFL!
Two or three years ago my daughter (then age 3 or 4) announced to us that she was going to marry M, a little boy at daycare. “Really,” we said. “And does M know about this?” “Of course,” she said. “I told him today, at snack time.”
Now, interestingly, M did not walk away, nor apparently did he complain to his parents, and in fact these two are still talking about getting married. But they may feel differently about it by the time they’re seven
Abbi Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 8:57 PM
So adorable! At least that’s better than the kids in Avital’s gan, who told her that her skirt was ugly. When I asked her what she did, she said “Lo hityachasti eleyhem” (i feel like that’s really hard to translate for some reason). And she told them they weren’t nice.
I guess self esteem is not one of the things we need to work on.
Mimi Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 9:18 PM
Yes, little girls want to be brides in rustling white dresses, while little boys want to eat pizza, rob banks, or possibly blow up the toilet.
Love little kids!
Mrs Belogski Said,
October 2, 2008 @ 11:36 PM
The classmate of the little boy we do rota/carpool with called out to him that he (rota boy) was going to marry my daughter.(The children are all 5/6) My daughter looked down her nose and sneered, “I’m not going to marry someone like HIM!”
baila Said,
October 3, 2008 @ 5:12 AM
Obviously your son is already displaying a problem with commitment. And the little girl, well, I hate to say it, but she’s a bit of a tramp.
Sigh. They start so young.
triLcat Said,
October 3, 2008 @ 12:49 PM
thanks. that was great!
Just wait until he’s obsessed with the “little red-haired girl”
A Living Nadneyda Said,
October 3, 2008 @ 1:42 PM
Loved it!
And my daughter wants to marry her best (female) friend across the street, so they won’t ever have to be separated. Go figure.
Shabbat Shalom.
SnoopyTheGoon Said,
October 4, 2008 @ 3:32 PM
He was totally right to be outraged. This is how they get us. Unaware of the dangers and unprepared with a fitting answer!
Cheers and gmar hatima tova.
annie Said,
October 4, 2008 @ 8:44 PM
LOL! Hilarious! My little brother, when he was in kindergarten, was quite determined that he would marry “Evie and David” – they were twins and he thought they came together as a package deal
Calista Said,
October 5, 2008 @ 3:11 AM
AWWWW Little boys don’t like stingy little girls!!!
Rafi G Said,
October 5, 2008 @ 9:21 AM
very liberal girl!
ProfK Said,
October 5, 2008 @ 3:30 PM
From the mouths of babes! Would be one solution to the “shidduch crisis.” Just get them engaged at 4 and then let them live the rest of their younger days worry free about what is coming down the road.
Anonymous Said,
October 6, 2008 @ 1:59 PM
When I was that age I was marrying Z. He asked his mom for her wedding ring so that he could give it to me, and informed her that she has to be friends with my mom, because we’re getting married. 20 years later, our moms go walking together 3 days a week…