My youngest son came bouncing out of school, threw his back pack in the back seat and stated “I have a new assignment!”
Me: Oh really what is it?
Son: We have to do a biography on someone.
Me: Wow that might be interesting. Son digging in his backpack to read me the assignment.
Son: Ok we have to talk about their birth, education…… (he read off the sheet of instructions)
Me: Ok so who do you think you want to do your assignment on?
Son: Well teacher said we have to do it on someone already dead and I said “Cool, I will do it on Michael Jordan!”
Me (laughing): Honey, Michael Jordan is not dead.
Son: Yes Mom Michael Jordan is dead, he was the greatest basketball player ever, but that was a long time ago.
Me: No honey.
Son: MOOOOOOMMMM I bet you $100 Michael Jordan is dead. Mom he would be ssooooo old if he was alive.
So I grab my handy phone and called the expert.
Hubby.
Me on the phone: Hi honey, your son here bet me $100 that Michael Jordan is dead. Could you please help settle this bet.
I hear hubby on the phone with our son asking him, “Son how old do you think Michael Jordan is?”
Son: I don’t know Dad but REALLY, REALLY old, plus he is dead.
Well my husband proceeded to tell him Michael Jordan is alive and well. And he is at the ripe OLD AGE of 47.
Son was shocked.
And this Mom was left feeling every wrinkle of her almost 40 years.
Too cute. I love, love, love Michael Jordan, but of course, I played basketball and I collect baseball, basketball and golf cards.
Ok I have never heard of “golf card” ha!
Ha Ha…kids are so good at making us feel old(er)….my middle son was a huge fan of Jordan…still is…I will have to share this with him….
Ha, ha! I love the perspective of kids! So…what about the $100?!
I told him he owed me 100 chores…for some reason he did not like that
deal. ha!
He is my sensitive child and he said, I will just give you my birthday
money. I said, honey I don't want any of your money.
He is a sweetie.
oh this makes me feel old! I got your comment on my site- if you would like, I can email them to you.
*snort* – sorry Lori, that was funny, it made me laugh and snort….I am sorry that it made you feel old, but I love the conversation. Not sure how I would have felt (okay, I am still laughing….)…
This was hilarious! Oh, the perspectives of youth.
OMG! This was so funnny!
My son will be one this week, and I can only imagine the types of things he'll think are “SOOOOO old”.
great story Lori!
Wow thanks for stopping by!
Ah yes the perspective of youth. Maybe this is why my parents begin to look smarter and smarter each year I am older. =)