Words

"I'm just dumb that's why I can't find it."

"Excuse me?!" I asked, my six-year-old who stood before me covering his mouth. Yep, dude I heard you. "What did you just say?"

He hemmed and hawed, then finally spoke. "I said, dumb."

"We do not say that. You do not say that about yourself or anyone else."

"Okay."

"Is it true?"

"No."

"Did God create dumb humans?"

"No."

"No, He did not. He made beautifully and wonderfully made creatures. I never want to hear you say that again, do you understand?"

"Yes," he answered, properly chastised and educated.

"Good."

Parenthood was much simpler before he started "thinking thoughts."