Originally Posted by LAF
My DD7 is playing with some cut flowers at the checkout stand. I tell her she shouldn't be touching the centers of the flowers that way as it will damage the flowers and they are trying to sell them. She said "but mom, I'm pollinating!" She was actually moving pollen from the center of one flower to the center of another flower.

That's adorable!

Then you can tell her that pollinating the flowers will make them fade more quickly, so in the interest of not shortening the shelf-life of the merchandise, or disappointing customers who buy the flowers expecting them to last more than a couple of days, she should avoid pollinating them prior to purchase...

...reminds me of the time, a few summers ago, when we had to have a conversation about not letting bees into the house to pollinate the houseplants...

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...