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Inez: why do you have to wait until you're eight to get baptized? Why can't you get baptized when you are one?
Dave: Well, I guess it's because you don't really understand what baptism is when you are one—you just don't know enough yet.
Inez: Dad, I know about everything! ...except tarantulas.
Dave: Really? How do you know everything? Where did you learn it all?
Inez: Dad! Swimming lessons! Preschool!
Dave: Right. Right.
Inez: Dad, do tarantulas have little hands at the end of their legs?
Dave: ...
Dave: Well, I guess it's because you don't really understand what baptism is when you are one—you just don't know enough yet.
Inez: Dad, I know about everything! ...except tarantulas.
Dave: Really? How do you know everything? Where did you learn it all?
Inez: Dad! Swimming lessons! Preschool!
Dave: Right. Right.
Inez: Dad, do tarantulas have little hands at the end of their legs?
Dave: ...
posted by David Lesue at
9:46 PM
5 Comments:
that is so cute. She is a clever girl.
If you really want to freak her out you can say, "no Inez, not hands, but two sharp hooks." Then show her this picture:
http://www.crazybutable.com/photolog/images/tarrantula_foot.jpg
that is freaky. she already made me promise that we can check out a book about tarantulas the next time we go to the library. hopefully we can find a kid friendly book and nothing like that picture!
ick. i'm still creeped out by that photo.
I need to send my kids to your swim lessons.
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