A Homeschooling Conversation

Gryffin (8) asks: "If an eel is electric, then why doesn't it electrocute the entire ocean?"
Mama: "Because it's not strong enough. The fish in front of him would probably die, but nothing else would."
Daddy: "Think of it this way, if a man was holding a grenade and pulled the pin and it exploded in his hand, he would be a goner, but if you were standing 20 feet away, you probably wouldn't be effected at all."
Mama: "Yeah he would, he'd be like EW!"
Daddy: "Yeah, he'd probably need to take a shower!"
Mama laughs and Gryffin makes a sound of understanding then walks away.
Daddy continues: "The Sargent would be like, 'You've got privates on you!'"
Mama: "But he was a Corporal..."
Daddy: "Yeah I know, but you have the Corporal's privates on you!"
Mama: "Oh man, I didn't even notice! I gotta go wash them off, ew..."
There's nothing like a good analogy, lol!

Random Memory

Today we were watching an episode of fringe when my hubby suddenly pauses the show and tells me this anecdote:

"One time when I was at boy scout camp... I was sent out on a snipe hunt with the other boys, and I just sat aside watching everyone else run around trying to catch it. The camp counselors were getting upset with me because I wasn't participating. I looked at the counselor like he was an moron and said: "I'm not an idiot. I know what a snipe hunt is and I'm not going to waste my time...""

Yep, at 12 he said that, and yet the counselor got upset with him for being smart enough to know what it was and choosing to not participate. He still finds this ironic because it's a prime example of how society values blindly following along more than the ability to think for oneself, lol!