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Just found out that in her Russian Math class Gwenchik got 100% (!) on their end of the year principle test. So all these endless explanations didn't go to waste!

The Sharp Point of View

(From George)
I'm putting Gwenchik to bed and bringing her a cat, as she requested. The cat digs her claws into my shoulder.
I say, "Ouch! Be careful, we haven't cut Burka's claws for a while."
Gwen: "Hee-hee-hee!"
A bit later, Gwenchik asks me to bring her a band-aid.
Me: Did Burka scratch you?
Gwen: Uh-huh.
Me: Weren't you laughing just a few minutes ago, when she scratched me?
Gwen: Yes, but when she scratched you it was funny! When she scratched me, it wasn't!

Low present expectations

We got this really cool present for Gwenchik and I couldn't resist and asked if we could give it to her before Santa flies in.
Gwen: You didn't get me a math book as a present, did you?
Me: ?
Gwen: Well, OF COURSE, I would be happy with the book... but mom, what kind of parents give a math book to their child for a holiday! When I grow up and have kids, I will never give books that you need to learn from as presents!
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What does it say about us as parents if our child automatically expects getting a math book as a present? Of course we didn't dissuade her from her erroneous notion, but it was nice that even though she was disappointed, she still tried to pretend that she was happy with the present, just to please us. She is really sweet and I can't wait to see her face once she actually gets her present. :)

Learning to program

Gwenchik decided that she wants to program and George taught her how to make her first simple web page.

Gwen: Mom, look this is my first webpage.

Me: That is great! George it is wonderful that you are teaching our 7 year old!

Gwen: No he doesn't! He is just telling me what to do, that is all!

Sex

Gwenchik was telling me how her day went.

Gwen: Brandon, the boy who wants sex with me...

Me: WHAT? What sex?

Gwen: The regular one.

Me: What is sex? Regular at that?

Gwen: You are an adult and you do not know???

Me: Not really.

Gwen: Well, it is love.

Me: I think love and sex are two different things, that is why there are two different words; though often sex is an expression of love.

Gwen: You see, now you learning....

Spelling challenge

Gwenchik is doing great at school and the only thing that we need to work a bit on is spelling... so today as we walked home from school we decided to play a spelling game.

Me: Spell "about"

Gwen: a-b-o-u-t

Me: Great! Your turn.

Gwen: Hmm, you are a grown up and you know everything so the word has to be bigger than "about". Ok, spell supercalifragilisticexpialidociou.....