Paying it off
Michael and I are very eager to pay off our debt. But I am thinking that perhaps we are a bit hyper-focused on it.
Just a moment ago I was making a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich for Miguel. When it was all done, I asked him if he wanted me to cut it for him.
“Yes, Please!” he replied. He then indicated he wanted it cut again the other way, so I took the opportunity to give him a quick lesson in fractions.
“You see, Miguel, if this was a dollar, and we cut it into four parts, each of these parts would be a quarter. And then if you have four quarters, you would have a whole dollar!”
I was quite satisfied with my mini Math lesson.
Then Miguel eagerly piped up, “Yeah…and if we pay it off, then we’ll have none!”
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February 5th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Miguel is so funny! You can never predict what he will say next.
It is fascinating though to see how a child listens to his parents and subconsciously applies the rules and logic of their world to his own.
When you came by with Miguel today, almost everything I said to him, he responded by taking what I said and putting a surprising twist to it. He is a very considerate and thoughtful child!