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Verbatim* Conversation With A Six-Year-Old This Morning

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AD (pulling his daughter’s shirt over her head): “So, Stinkerbell, who are we pretending to be this morning – Cinderella? Hammy? Queen Narissa?”

KatyBeth: “No, Daddy! You’re Gibbs, and I’m – “

AD (confused): “Wait a minute, who is Gibbs?”

KatyBeth (rolling her eyes in exasperation): “You know…Agent Gibbs? From NCIS?”

AD (skeptically) : “Oh, that Agent Gibbs. You think I’m handsome enough to sub for Mark Harmon, honey?”

KatyBeth (firmly): “You’re more handsome than he is.”

AD: “Uh huh. I appreciate the compliment, Stinkerbell. And who are you – the cute Goth chick that’s so perky? What’s her name again?”

KatyBeth (sighing dramatically): “No, Daddy, not her. I’m rather apprehensive about telling you…”

AD: “Did you just say ‘rather apprehensive’?”

KatyBeth: “It means nervous, Daddy.”

AD: “I know what it means. I just didn’t think you knew what it means.”

KatyBeth: “I’m apprehensive about telling you, because I’m…Dr. House.”

AD (guffawing): “Dr. House? Yeah, I can see that. Both of you are smartasses who walk with a limp!”

KatyBeth: “Ooooh, snap! Good one, Daddy!”

*Pretty much. Her parts were verbatim, while mine were embellished to make myself seem wittier. Don’t know how I feel about having my six-year-old hooked on NCIS and House, MD, though. Between that and her fascination with Smilin’ Bob of the Enzyte commercails, I may have to start using the V-chip on her television.

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Posted by on February 25, 2009 • Filed under: Uncategorized
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  • Peter

    I don’t know about Gibbs, AD. I see you more as the MacGyver of EMS!Watch the ADMac disarm a terrorist nuke in the back of his ambulance, armed only with his trusty catheter and a #11 needle, while his partner does 80 mph over the dirt road around the bayou! :-)

  • Peter

    I don’t know about Gibbs, AD. I see you more as the MacGyver of EMS!Watch the ADMac disarm a terrorist nuke in the back of his ambulance, armed only with his trusty catheter and a #11 needle, while his partner does 80 mph over the dirt road around the bayou!:-)

  • JD

    Hey, Ziva and Abbie are great roll models for a girl. Both are smart, can hold their own with the guys, and play a critical part in the team. Granted my daughter is 14 but I was psyched when she got into NCIS, we watch it together every week

  • JD

    Hey, Ziva and Abbie are great roll models for a girl. Both are smart, can hold their own with the guys, and play a critical part in the team. Granted my daughter is 14 but I was psyched when she got into NCIS, we watch it together every week

  • LL

    May I bring Ms. Sunshine home with me and keep her? I know you love her and all, but from that one conversation, I love her just as much!!! *grin* And seriously, there ARE adults who don’t know what “apprehensive” means. She was just cluing you in. Just sayin’.

  • LL

    May I bring Ms. Sunshine home with me and keep her? I know you love her and all, but from that one conversation, I love her just as much!!! *grin* And seriously, there ARE adults who don’t know what “apprehensive” means. She was just cluing you in. Just sayin’.

  • Raptor

    You should consider yourself lucky. She could be hooked on Lost and American Idol like the rest of the population. Or even worse: Hannah Montana.

  • Raptor

    You should consider yourself lucky. She could be hooked on Lost and American Idol like the rest of the population. Or even worse: Hannah Montana.

  • DoesNotMatter

    Consider yourself lucky, there is so much worse stupidy she could watch. Most of quite probably classified minor safe.

  • DoesNotMatter

    Consider yourself lucky, there is so much worse stupidy she could watch. Most of quite probably classified minor safe.

  • Angela

    Aw, I was hoping she would say she’s Ziva!

  • Angela

    Aw, I was hoping she would say she’s Ziva!

  • Lupinus

    That’s awesome. Get her started young on the few good shows

  • Lupinus

    That’s awesome. Get her started young on the few good shows

  • 40lizard

    Good job! she is learning something other than fluff! Which is something I am also trying to instill in my 4 yr old daughter. And it looks like KatyBeth has inherited a natural fascination with medicine! Wonder where she got that from? :)

  • 40lizard

    Good job! she is learning something other than fluff! Which is something I am also trying to instill in my 4 yr old daughter. And it looks like KatyBeth has inherited a natural fascination with medicine! Wonder where she got that from? :)

  • Jay G

    It’s better than your kids learning about “< HREF="http://stuckinmassachusetts.blogspot.com/2009/01/overheard-at-dinner.html" REL="nofollow">hotties<>” from the MTV celebreality crap your wife watches in front of them…Not that I’m upset about this. Oh, wait, I am…

  • Jay G

    ” from the MTV celebreality crap your wife watches in front of them…Not that I’m upset about this. Oh, wait, I am…

  • Lindsey

    My four year old loves NCIS. But he always wants to be Ducky.And FWIW Mark Harmon is one of two celebrity crushes I have. That man is HAWT

  • Lindsey

    My four year old loves NCIS. But he always wants to be Ducky.And FWIW Mark Harmon is one of two celebrity crushes I have. That man is HAWT

  • reflectoscope

    Wow. I’d hang out with her but I’m afraid she’d make me look dumb!Jim

  • reflectoscope

    Wow. I’d hang out with her but I’m afraid she’d make me look dumb!Jim

  • Mule Breath,

    AD, I’ve just spent the day listening to a variety of talking heads talk stuff about which they know too little. Your exchange with darling KatyBeth caused me to spill my beer. I miss the little darlin’. Please tell her I said so.

  • Mule Breath,

    AD, I’ve just spent the day listening to a variety of talking heads talk stuff about which they know too little. Your exchange with darling KatyBeth caused me to spill my beer. I miss the little darlin’. Please tell her I said so.

  • Bob@thenest

    Uh oh. She’s 16 already.

  • Bob@thenest

    Uh oh. She’s 16 already.

  • Omnibus Driver

    I’ll see you a Smiling Bob and raise you a < HREF="http://jmbell.org/blog/2009/02/17/smiling-joe-biden/" REL="nofollow">Smiling Joe<>. Heh.

  • Omnibus Driver

    . Heh.

  • TOTWTYTR

    See Tree, Acorn, not falling far from.

  • TOTWTYTR

    See Tree, Acorn, not falling far from.

  • Kim

    Much like the conversation with my 6yr old this morning where he asked if “wives obeyed their husbands”… What? “Yeah, you know the mother obeys the father” (obey your father and mother). I just replied that we couldn’t talk about it in the car on the way to school because the car was “bugged” by aliens. Then we got home at dark and he was worried about those aliens. Ugh…

  • Kim

    Much like the conversation with my 6yr old this morning where he asked if “wives obeyed their husbands”… What? “Yeah, you know the mother obeys the father” (obey your father and mother). I just replied that we couldn’t talk about it in the car on the way to school because the car was “bugged” by aliens. Then we got home at dark and he was worried about those aliens. Ugh…

  • K Powers

    AD, I think Katy will make short work of overriding the V-chip!

  • K Powers

    AD, I think Katy will make short work of overriding the V-chip!

  • Rogue Medic

    Good luck with the V chip. Better to watch TV with her and talk about the stuff you watch. Not that she needs any help looking at things critically.Did she let you type this by yourself? ;-)

  • Rogue Medic

    Good luck with the V chip. Better to watch TV with her and talk about the stuff you watch. Not that she needs any help looking at things critically.Did she let you type this by yourself? ;-)

  • Katie

    That is an awesome conversation – I love Gibbs (and the cute Goth chick that’s so perky lol).

  • Katie

    That is an awesome conversation – I love Gibbs (and the cute Goth chick that’s so perky lol).

  • Gay_Cynic

    She could do FAR worse than watching NCIS and House. And I agree, Ziva & Abbie are GREAT role models for a young lady – would that my nieces were thus exposed.As it is, I'm subversively gifting the elder niece with Honor Harrington novels and such :)

  • Gay_Cynic

    She could do FAR worse than watching NCIS and House. And I agree, Ziva & Abbie are GREAT role models for a young lady – would that my nieces were thus exposed.As it is, I'm subversively gifting the elder niece with Honor Harrington novels and such :)

  • Anonymous

    Gay Cynic, I’d also recommend the Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey ( start with “Arrows of the Queen”) or anything by Andre Norton if the young ladies are into fantasy. Strong female and male characters, and a very healthy awareness of good and evil. Signey Mallory in “Downbelow Station” by C.J. Cherryh is another fascinating woman in sci-fi, although not without some major flaws. (A normal person, in other words.) And yes, Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington rocks! LittleRed1

  • Anonymous

    Gay Cynic, I’d also recommend the Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey ( start with “Arrows of the Queen”) or anything by Andre Norton if the young ladies are into fantasy. Strong female and male characters, and a very healthy awareness of good and evil. Signey Mallory in “Downbelow Station” by C.J. Cherryh is another fascinating woman in sci-fi, although not without some major flaws. (A normal person, in other words.) And yes, Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington rocks! LittleRed1

  • EmmaPeel

    Our Barbies are Gibbs, Ziva, and Abby. It’s so funny. Both my girls shoot and love that Ziva can shoot so well. I think they realize it’s pretend. But, for all I know, she may shoot that well in real life. We could hope.

  • EmmaPeel

    Our Barbies are Gibbs, Ziva, and Abby. It’s so funny. Both my girls shoot and love that Ziva can shoot so well. I think they realize it’s pretend. But, for all I know, she may shoot that well in real life. We could hope.

  • grandmamargie

    Oh, how funny. My 2 yo granddaughter told her daddy this past weekend, “you drive me crazy” while clenching her little hands dramatically.

  • grandmamargie

    Oh, how funny. My 2 yo granddaughter told her daddy this past weekend, “you drive me crazy” while clenching her little hands dramatically.

  • Ambulance Mommy

    awesome…just awesome. She’s got a better vocabulary than 40 year olds I know, she’s into educating herself, and she knows good role models when she sees them. Hammy is awfully cute and funny…let’s be honest here! Though that tricky RJ…now he’s got something going for him too! And to be honest, Queen Narissa, while also cracked in the head, was kind of a strong minded independant sort of type, right? :) Good job AD!

  • Ambulance Mommy

    awesome…just awesome. She’s got a better vocabulary than 40 year olds I know, she’s into educating herself, and she knows good role models when she sees them. Hammy is awfully cute and funny…let’s be honest here! Though that tricky RJ…now he’s got something going for him too! And to be honest, Queen Narissa, while also cracked in the head, was kind of a strong minded independant sort of type, right? :) Good job AD!

  • Lissa

    A baby Ziva-fan, yay!! Breda, Shoothouse Barbie and I are all in that club; we’ll keep an eye on your girl for you, AD :)

  • Lissa

    A baby Ziva-fan, yay!! Breda, Shoothouse Barbie and I are all in that club; we’ll keep an eye on your girl for you, AD :)

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