Now I know what Calvin's Dad in Calvin and Hobbes feels when he's bombarded with Calvin's 'innocent' questions.
And I totally can empathise with his answers. Here's an example:
I had a similar experience today.
Time: Morning 9.40 AM
Where: Waiting at a signal in bumper to bumper traffic on way to school
I am waiting for the light to turn green when the already noisy street reverberates with an ambulance's siren.
Mahika (from the car seat at the back): Whose horn is this?
I: That's not a horn. That's an ambulance, that's going to a hospital.
Mahika: Where's the hospital?
I: Far away in Kharadi.
Mahika: Ohh is it? What's the name of the hospital?
I (totally exasperated and somewhat amused): City International Hospital
Mahika: I see.
Now, does she need to know the hospital name? And frankly, I don't think there's any hospital with that name. I just happened to see the name of a school on a school bus and just modified the name for the hospital.
Her next question was going to be what does the ambulance do when it reaches the hospital...I just knew that. But mercifully, the light turned green, we took a right turn, and that turned her attention too. Phew!!!!
And I totally can empathise with his answers. Here's an example:
I had a similar experience today.
Time: Morning 9.40 AM
Where: Waiting at a signal in bumper to bumper traffic on way to school
I am waiting for the light to turn green when the already noisy street reverberates with an ambulance's siren.
Mahika (from the car seat at the back): Whose horn is this?
I: That's not a horn. That's an ambulance, that's going to a hospital.
Mahika: Where's the hospital?
I: Far away in Kharadi.
Mahika: Ohh is it? What's the name of the hospital?
I (totally exasperated and somewhat amused): City International Hospital
Mahika: I see.
Now, does she need to know the hospital name? And frankly, I don't think there's any hospital with that name. I just happened to see the name of a school on a school bus and just modified the name for the hospital.
Her next question was going to be what does the ambulance do when it reaches the hospital...I just knew that. But mercifully, the light turned green, we took a right turn, and that turned her attention too. Phew!!!!
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