tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post1533033942851461185..comments2023-10-22T04:57:57.528-04:00Comments on HERD...: Literally...kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-62967905987499871192014-09-27T10:38:25.207-04:002014-09-27T10:38:25.207-04:00Thanks for the comments..my kids really make me la...Thanks for the comments..my kids really make me laugh with these things..also because I think just like them..it still takes me a minute from time to time..Ha-Stephanie, the amount of times I did things like that at school...sigh! :)kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-43221476422603829572014-09-01T20:04:45.505-04:002014-09-01T20:04:45.505-04:00I must have been in sixth grade when the teacher w...I must have been in sixth grade when the teacher was sorting us into groups based on how many letters were in our name. At the time, of course, I still had my maiden name: A-l-l-e-n. So, when she said, "How many have four letters in their last name?" I raised my hand. A fellow student with the last name of L-y-n-c-h pulled my hand out of the air and said, "You have five letters, just like me. Dolt."<br /><br />I learned to be less of a literal thinker by reading a lot of books and figuring out what people meant by the context. It was a lot harder to apply that to real life, because we're not often offered time to sit back and reflect <i>in the moment</i>.<br /><br />Of course, when exchanging barbs there's not necessarily any clarifying context. Kids say the darnedest things.Stephanie Allen Cristhttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-64761564362292313752014-08-18T15:03:43.700-04:002014-08-18T15:03:43.700-04:00Hahahaha!! Hilarious! I so, so SO get this. Have h...Hahahaha!! Hilarious! I so, so SO get this. Have had so many similar conversations over the years. Still do at times!<br />Thanks for making me laugh! Again!<br />xx<br />(and I have to go share this!!)jazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-30841970494602725792014-08-17T13:11:20.693-04:002014-08-17T13:11:20.693-04:00I did giggle at that - hope that's okay! Here...I did giggle at that - hope that's okay! Here we've got to the point where my son finds all the double meaning hilarious, and feels the need to explain them all to me :) You may have that phase to look forward to next .... xLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.com