Out of the Mouth of Babes #9

This week’s from “Out of the Mouth of Babes” comes solely from William:

 

Operation Stack

So we are driving along the road whilst William is watching all the cars facing in the opposite direction (luckily) stuck in a huge traffic jam.

 

William: “Daddy, when we went on holiday there was traffic jams just like this!”

Me: “Was there? That mustn’t have made the journey fun”

William: “They weren’t cars though Daddy, they were Lorries!”

(I now click on to what he was talking about: Operation stack)

 

Me: “I know, I bet there were lots!”

William: “There were lots and lots; much more than all these cars here! You know how big God is?”

Me: “Yeah”

William: “Well, I would almost say as big as big as Him.”

Me: “Wow! Almost that big!”

Williams: “I don’t understand it though Daddy. The Lorries are cuing because the men who let them through because they want more money and to make sure their jobs are OK.”

(Now, I was pretty taken back by this. I mean he’s 6 years old! I must have assumed that he has over heard a conversations.)

Me: “Yeah that’s pretty much the reason. What don’t you understand?”

William: “Well if they want more money and to make sure their jobs are ok, why are they having all these days off? Aren’t you meant to work to get money and keep their jobs?”

(I really had no answer. How could I explain industrial dynamics and then the added pressure of immigration to a 6 year old? How would you have answered that question?)

So there’s me now thinking and panicking but luckily my dear 6 year old comes out with this:

William: “I think it is ridiculous! It is almost as silly as Lex Luthor being a bad guy in Lego Batman! When he is Supermans Bad Guy!”

Me: (With a sigh of relief!) “That is silly, I wonder why he’s in the game!”

And with that the next conversation started!