monologue

(riding in car)

Elizabeth: Mom, I just saw that punch buggy, you know the g...g...something one!

Me: G something?

Elizabeth: yeah, you know, it's that g word, we've talked about them before.

Me: You mean Ghetto?

Elizabeth: umm, no....

Me: Elizabeth you remember where Daddy said the word ghetto came from right?.......

Me: it's from the book you are reading too.....

Elizabeth: (nodding)

Me: It's kind of like in Fiddler on the Roof.....

Me: it was horrible to think......

Me: When you say something is ghetto.......

(5 minutes later)

Me: Was that the word you were thinking about?

Elizabeth: no.

Me: oh.

(Pause)

Me: Geek squad?

Elizabeth: Yes, Geek squad!

yes, I am the granddaughter of Elkins Sr. who once lectured me about what a Medicine man was for 2 hours! Not because I asked about it, because he wanted to tell me about it.