Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Um. That would be a no.

Conversation in the car with my Ben.
Ben:  Mom, did you do sports in college?
Me:  Um, yeah, I skied.  I raced on skis.
Ben:  Did you ever win?
Me:  Oh no.
Ben:  You didn't ever win?
Me:  Nope.  Never.
Ben:  So you did win?
Me:  No.  I never won.
Ben:  You didn't??
Me:  Nope.  Never.
Ben, suddenly getting really frustrated:  Did you win or didn't you?  You always say no.
Me:  No.  I didn't ever win.
Ben:  So you didn't win?
Me:  Um. No?  I don't understand what you are saying.
Ben:  I say, did you win?  And you say no.  And I say, you didn't win?  And you say no.  It can't be both.
Me:  Oh, ok.  No, I didn't win.
Ben sighs.  Ben gives up.

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