Apologies in advance, my child
Baz and I are watching the men's floor exercises. On hearing that the Spanish silver-medalist was 27, he opined that it was not possible he was that old.
Mommy: Why not?
Baz: Because he has hair. Daddy's hair has all fallen out.
Mommy: Not every man's hair falls out.
Baz: I hope mine never falls out!
Mommy: Um, yeah.
Also, we were talking with both the kids about how much muscle it takes to do rowing. Then they wanted to know who was stronger. To no one's surprise, it was Kay by a landslide. Daddy explained to Baz that the way to get stronger was to exercise, and then we taught both kids to do situps and pushups. String-bean boy is practicing assiduously, but wants to know why his sister is stronger than he is, even though she is smaller (at least it's not "even though she's a girl"). I explained that everyone's body is different, and some of us are stronger, and some of us are faster. Happily, he is in fact faster than she is.
Also, female gymnasts: traction alopecia or malnutrition? Because I find it hard to believe that your average 16 yo has hair that thin.
Mommy: Why not?
Baz: Because he has hair. Daddy's hair has all fallen out.
Mommy: Not every man's hair falls out.
Baz: I hope mine never falls out!
Mommy: Um, yeah.
Also, we were talking with both the kids about how much muscle it takes to do rowing. Then they wanted to know who was stronger. To no one's surprise, it was Kay by a landslide. Daddy explained to Baz that the way to get stronger was to exercise, and then we taught both kids to do situps and pushups. String-bean boy is practicing assiduously, but wants to know why his sister is stronger than he is, even though she is smaller (at least it's not "even though she's a girl"). I explained that everyone's body is different, and some of us are stronger, and some of us are faster. Happily, he is in fact faster than she is.
Also, female gymnasts: traction alopecia or malnutrition? Because I find it hard to believe that your average 16 yo has hair that thin.