From the kid I tutor, during yesterday’s session. We are reading through word lists to practice reading, and sometimes his free association comments are true gems:
" . . . Slave. Save. Safe. Hey, that’s like, Phew, I’m safe from the sharks."
"Right."
"Like, when I say I’m safe from the sharks, it’s just playing and it’s fun. But when the squids say it, it’s for real and it’s scary."
" . . . Strike. Like. Lick. That’s like, I could lick your face!"
"Right, Saul, but that would be gross because my face might be dirty. It’s more like, Hey, I could lick an ice cream cone!"
"Yeah, ice cream cone. Or like, hey, I could lick a squid!"
**Why does he love squid? Is he watching undersea documentaries on the Discovery Channel?
" . . . Mess. Less. Dress. Hey, you know where your clothes come from?"
"Where, Saul?"
Solemnly: "From sheeps."
I like this kid! And his apparent love of calamari…
Adorable! And his life of marine life is admirable.
Amanda 🙂
You should take him some calamari. How old is he again? I was trying to explain the states to Zach (4), after I said we lived in the state of New Mexico, he asked me if the rest were closed. ?? I don\’t know why, but it was funny nonetheless.