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    so cool Cassie!! laugh


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    When you go to vote in your national elections and this dialogue occurs:

    IEC worker: "Ah cute! are you also voting today... can I ink your thumb to show you voted?"

    Aiden: "I'm not old enough to vote."

    IEC Worker: "Okay maybe next time then?"

    Aiden: "No, next National Elections I will still be too young, I will only be 12. The time after that I will only be 17. By then I will be registered to vote but still not old enough to vote. I will come the time AFTER that and I will be 22. I will also then bring my two younger brothers with who will be 20 and 18 at the time and we will all vote together as is our democratic right and duty."

    Silence fills the entire election hall.

    Aiden: "Yes you may ink my thumb as a promissory note for 2028."


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    Madoosa, Aiden had me laughing at what I imagine was a deadpan expression as he delivered the term "promissory note"! What a wonderful character!


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    Originally Posted by aquinas
    Madoosa, Aiden had me laughing at what I imagine was a deadpan expression as he delivered the term "promissory note"! What a wonderful character!

    LOL yes he was 100% serious and his face was totally deadpan. Today I happened to have a meeting with the woman standing in the line behind us. She didn't remember me, but when Aiden walked in she remembered him and this incident!

    I have no clue where he learnt that phrase, it's a rather odd phrase in general, let alone for a 7 year old. lol


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    Madoosa, that is priceless! laugh

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    Originally Posted by Cassmo451
    when you start to seriously look at colleges with your 9 year old to see where they might want to go.


    Glad I'm not the only one in this situation. It gets weirder when she insists that I call admissions departments to find out what they are looking for in an applicant.

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    When, after the first session of IQ/achievement testing for your 4 year old at a very well known gifted child clinic, the tester (who also happens to be the director of the clinic) comes up to you and says that she has never seen a child with DS's intuitive math ability before. ...and cue parental amazement/utter terror!

    (Granted, this is the same kid that totally sandbagged one of the subtests (I don't know what it's called, but he had to name as many [insert items] as he could...be it types of food or clothes or whatever, and essentially had a melt-down of "I just don't want to do that!" Yeah, that was super fun. Really puts it all into perspective for you, lol.)

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    Ivy and Cassie, head over to College Confidential. All you ever wanted to know about colleges. Be careful about letting the kids look - there can be threads on topics not appropriate for the elementary school set.

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    ... when your DD9 makes dinner, and it's a chicken pesto pot pie of her own invention.

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    Wow. Sounds like my DD9, except it was gently sauteed mussels in a light sauce.

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