Overheard

At work:

A four-year old had just scribbled a bunch of stuff on a piece of paper while he watched his older siblings practice their writing. He handed it to his mom.

Boy: Hey mom! Read this!!
Mom: Well, I can’t read it. It doesn’t say anything.
Boy: Oh. That’s OK. It’s French!

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An older patient was working on really basic speech goals. The task of the day was yes/no questions.

Me: Are you a man?
Her: What? Well, hell no I’m not a man! I’m a Sagitarius!

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At home:

J has been working hard on learning all the barnyard animals and what they say. Right now, they all say “neigh.” I took the kids to my old campus recently, just to get them a look at a different kind of school than the one that’s close by that their dad went to that’s really big and scary and impersonal. We bought shirts in the bookstore and D has been picking on them ever since. When J wore her shirt for the first time, this is what happened:

D: J, what does your shirt say?!
J: nnnnnneeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhhhhhh.

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A was getting really frustrated with a particular toy the other night. D was doing his best to teach him the value of patience and persevering until the job was done, but it just ticked A off even more. He looked right at D and said:

“I’m done with this. I’m retiring.”