My son is reading "who is charles darwin"

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he got 10 pages into the book and turned to me and said "mommy, why were people so stupid as to ever think that the world was made in 7 days"

We've gone from"i'm so bored" to lots of questions i don't really want to answer. the whole point of him reading was so he'd entertain himself while I work.

[LoveTrains]

How the hell is school over already? It's not even memorial day.

[basilosaurus]

Are you going to follow it up with Dawkin's new children's book and some toys from Charlie's playhouse?

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May 24, 2012 13:14:47 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Are you going to follow it up with Dawkin's new children's book and some toys from Charlie's playhouse?

He has the Dawkins app on his ipad.

[basilosaurus]

Your kid is going to get in so much trouble some day. lol

You should take him over to Vandy to point out really smart people who believe that 7 day business. I had never met someone who actually believed it until I got there, and I never got over the shock.

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Thank God for enlightened children.

Well, not God obviously. Someone other than god of course. Sorry.

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May 24, 2012 13:14:24 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

How the hell is school over already? It's not even memorial day.

SD goes back Aug. 1 and the boys go back Aug. 10. It is insane.

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May 24, 2012 13:17:37 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Your kid is going to get in so much trouble some day. lol

You should take him over to Vandy to point out really smart people who believe that 7 day business. I had never met someone who actually believed it until I got there, and I never got over the shock.

He does the gifted program at Vanderbilt.

His teacher handled it well when he asked why they had to say "one nation under god" if there is no god the first week of school

[Seesaw]

May 24, 2012 13:21:11 GMT -5 @septimus said:

His teacher handled it well when he asked why they had to say "one nation under god" if there is no god the first week of school

What was the teacher's response? I'd like to know how one handles that question well.

[emilyj]

May 24, 2012 13:14:24 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

How the hell is school over already? It's not even memorial day.

Kids in our town were out on 5/22 for the summer. They go back the first week of August though.

[Seesaw]

Darwin had an interesting life. Does the book describe his travels on the Beagle? I always wanted to be an explorer. I think it's great your child is reading this book and asking questions. I wish you had the time to answer them or help him answer them, but if you don't, maybe refer him to online discussions or his other parent/siblings?

[redheadbaker]

May 27, 2012 11:53:17 GMT -5 @Seesaw said:

Darwin had an interesting life. Does the book describe his travels on the Beagle? I always wanted to be an explorer. I think it's great your child is reading this book and asking questions. I wish you had the time to answer them or help him answer them, but if you don't, maybe refer him to online discussions or his other parent/siblings?

Why does this feel like a thinly-veiled dig at working moms?

Oh right, because it's Seesaw The Shit-Stirring Troll.

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I like how your son thinks.

[SmartyCat]

May 27, 2012 11:53:17 GMT -5 @Seesaw said:

I wish you had the time to answer them or help him answer them, but if you don't, maybe refer him to online discussions or his other parent/siblings?

Because CLEARLY, the OP wanting to tread lightly on a topic that many take seriously means she has no time to answer or help her own child answer a question. Nice leap there.

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LOL...

Seesaw-I answered his questions about evolution and then sent him off to read greek mythology once he finished the biography of Charles Darwin

[Seesaw]

May 27, 2012 11:58:15 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 27, 2012 11:53:17 GMT -5 @Seesaw said:

Darwin had an interesting life. Does the book describe his travels on the Beagle? I always wanted to be an explorer. I think it's great your child is reading this book and asking questions. I wish you had the time to answer them or help him answer them, but if you don't, maybe refer him to online discussions or his other parent/siblings?

Why does this feel like a thinly-veiled dig at working moms?

Oh right, because it's Seesaw The Shit-Stirring Troll.

Maybe you feel that way because you think that way? I do not agree with you and meant nothing of the sort. I'm trying to offer workable solutions for a situation the mother described. I don't even know if there are siblings or another parent for the kid to ask. It was just a suggestion and no intended dig at anyone.

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I love it. I hope my kid is that awesome
I've heard you're supposed to read to babies a lot, but i find childrens books SO boring (especially, when at 3 weeks old he has no idea what they are about).
So instead, I read him TIME magazine every week. I'm hoping this means I will breed a smart one

[shadow]

May 28, 2012 11:43:25 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

I love it. I hope my kid is that awesome
I've heard you're supposed to read to babies a lot, but i find childrens books SO boring (especially, when at 3 weeks old he has no idea what they are about).
So instead, I read him TIME magazine every week. I'm hoping this means I will breed a smart one

So what does he think? ARE you mom enough?