November 8, part deux

Imogen: That's so gay.

Me: Imogen, where did you learn that? Do you know that saying something you don't like is gay can hurt people's feelings?

Imogen: What people?

Me: Gay people.

Imogen: Oh, like Laurie.

Me: Yes. And probably all the other gay people you know.

Imogen: I don't know any other gay people.

Clearly a massive parenting fail! 

November 8, 2013

Imogen: I can't wait to start reading the next Incorrigible Children book. It's the last one and then we'll be finished!

Me: Actually,  the author is still writing more Incorrigible Children books, so we may have more to read yet.

Imogen: What?!? The author is alive???

Me: Yup.

Imogen: I didn't know authors could be alive! I thought they were all dead.

November 2, 2013

Imogen: MamaJen,  you can have anything you want from my Hallowe'en candy. Anything except one chocolate bar that has a black kitty on it.

MamaJen: Oh yes, that must be special.

Imogen: Yes it is. I have always wanted it.  Everything else is on limits.

Guess that's the opposite of off limits?

October 30, 2013

Imogen: I'm feeling sad.

Me: Why, honey?

Imogen: Because yesterday was National Cat Day and now it's going to be almost a whole year til it's National Cat Day again.

October 27, 2013

Walking along, Imogen stopped and picked up a rock.

Imogen: Yes! Now Hallowe'en is complete!

Me: Um, why is that?

Imogen, in a voice of utter disbelief: Because I have a rock I can paint like a pumpkin!

October 14, 2013

Imogen:  I do not have boobs, Mom; you have boobs. I have breasts.

A propos of nothing, this.

October 13, 2013

Imogen was watching the cats fight, paws flying.

Imogen: Mom, it looks like they're stimming!