Kids Say the Darndest Things

I am so lucky to be able to go in once a week and help in Peyton's Kindergarten class. The kids are so cute and I really enjoy my time being in the classroom helping them. A couple of weeks ago I decided to stay and eat lunch with the kids after helping them. I was sitting by Peyton eating and he got a little closer to me and patted me on the shoulder. He said, "Hey mom, do you see that guy over there?" I looked over to one of the other tables that Peyton was talking about and saw his Principal, Mr. Lamborn. I said, "Yes, I see him." He said to me, "Did you know that he is our Trenchable and he is really mean." I said, "No he's not mean, he is very nice." Peyton then said, "But mom, he is like the Trenchable on Matilda. For those of you who have seen the movie Matilda will know that it is about a school and their Principal isn't very nice. Her name is Mrs. Trenchable and she does some pretty mean things to the kids. Peyton has watched this movie a million times and knows all the bad things that happen to the kids at that school.

After I had a little laugh to myself I explained to him that his name was Mr. Lamborn and he was a principal, not a trenchable. I then explained to him that on the movie Matilda they also had a principal but her name was Mrs. Trenchable. She was a very mean lady, but not all principals are mean. And I tried to help him understand that her name was Mrs. Trenchable and not that principals are trenchables. Mr. Lamborn is a very nice man and I don't want Peyton to be scared of him. I don't know if I convinced him or not but I hope he can at least relax a little when he is around him.

Kids comes up with some of the funniest things. I would love to just get inside one of their heads for a day to see all of the funny thoughts that go on in a day.

You've got to love the little characters!!!