Aaron (who is trying my every last friggin' nerve but in a funny way.)

While at Petsmart, after we had visited the fish, birds, cats, dog obedience class, and various rodents:

A: Where are the dinosaurs?

Me: They don't have dinosaurs here.

A: I want to see the dinosaurs!! WHERE ARE THE DINOSAURS!!!!

Me: There are no dinosaurs here, we'll have to wait till we get home and you can play wi--

A: (big, sobbing nasaly whine) Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Whyyyyyy don't they have any diiiiinosaaaaaauuuuurs?

Me: Because they are extinct. They don't live on earth anymore, they were only alive a long, long time ago.

A: NO! No dinosaurs extiiiiinct! I don't LIIIIIIKE it when dinosaurs extinct! Maaamaaa! Make the dinosaurs not extinct RIGHT NOW!

Me: (desparately count the minutes until naptime.)

Comments

[Angela]

You mean as a mom you can't make the dinosaurs come back to life?
Our children think we can do anything.
I am sure they will learn soon enough.