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How kids think

March 8, 2010 //  by Uju//  10 Comments

A conversation with Ezra, my four-year-old, at dinner last night.

Ezra: Mummy, a mermaid is a fish that doesn’t have fish eyes or a fish face.

Mummy: Really, so what does a mermaid look like?

Ezra: A fish!

Mummy: A fish with what?

Ezra: Boobies!

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Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

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  1. Mesina

    March 9, 2010 at 11:11 am

    HAHA! Oh I love him already *swoon*

  2. Lee the hot Flash Queen

    March 9, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    That’s hysterical!! Thanks for stopping by on my SITS day and for making me a blog of the month!! TOO COOL!!

  3. JennyMac

    March 9, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    He can’t hold back genius! :) Love this.

  4. Uju

    March 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    LOL yeah it cracked me up. He comes up with the funniest things.

  5. Uju

    March 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    :-) You’re welcome Lee, it’s a fab title so will let you know when I post my list!

  6. Uju

    March 9, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    Ha ha, as ever it’s genius bordering on madness in our house. Thanks for swinging by JennyMac!

  7. Nkiru

    March 10, 2010 at 10:36 am

    LOL! Or as we say in Nigeria LWKMD (Laugh Wan Kill Me Die!). Ezra is a trip!

  8. Uju

    March 10, 2010 at 11:25 am

    Ezra is not just a trip, he’s a journey into the unknown! And I’m loving (almost) every minute of it.

  9. Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner

    March 14, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    See the boys love the boobs from early on!!! Smart boy. :) I have one son who has always been a boob man too. He’s 3, but he’s always been kind of obsessed with boob…guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

    Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner
    http://www.mawhats4dinner.com

  10. Uju

    March 15, 2010 at 9:25 am

    LOL Alex, you’re spot on about that. It’s an obsession from the cradle to the grave!

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