The dawn of the reasoning-out phase in my kid's life has thrown up few more interesting moments these days.
- Of late, my son, who is hardly 4, seems greatly interested in his "past" - meaning when he was an infant etc. During one discussion on why his birthday is the day it is, I told it was because thats when he was born. The word "born" drew a blank expression from him. Trying to make it clear, I said that was the day when he came out of mommy's tummy as a small baby. That seemed to have struck a chord as his eyes lit up. Pouncing on this chance to explains his lineage using his reasoning skills, I eagerly questioned - "Do you know where mommy came from him?". I was expecting the word "grandma" somewhere in his answer. He quipped back lifting his shirt and showing off his belly - "mommy came from my tummy".
- Sometimes our kid is extremely conscious of his clothing. Most of the times, (other than when he is super excited during which he runs around like Archimedes-upon-discovery), he doesnt like to remain in his briefs or vests or without both for too long while changing dresses. During the above said discussion along the lines of birthday, birth etc etc., he suddenly got self-conscious and asked about what he was wearing when he was born. We told he was not wearing anything. He dint quite like the fact the he came out of mother's tummy not wearing anything. He refused to accept it and kept telling "No" for a long time.
- A discussion between me and my wife on moving back to India for good led us in to various aspects of the moving etc etc. Ending up with more questions than answers, I was getting contemplative when I noticed my son intently watching us. In an effort to pull his legs by making him think, I just blurted out asking "When you grow up, do you want to be a US citizen or an Indian Citizen?". After bit of thought from his side, he said clearly, "I just want to be Sanjay". As with most responses from kids, a disarming, seemingly-simple yet deep answer.
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