Him: Mom, are boys and girls different species?
Me: Species? No, we’re the same species. Why do you ask?
Him: Well, because, like, boys like video games and girls like–
Me: But I like video games, and I’m a girl.
Him: I don’t mean you. But aren’t boys and girls different species? Because boys like video games, and girls like makeup.
Me: But don’t you think I’m a girl? And I like video games!
Him: But…Oh, just never mind, Mom.
Me: Do you know what “species” is, hon?
Him: Just forget about it, Mom.
No saying that this proves his point. >-/
Ha! Poor differently-specied kid.
Wow… Five years old, and already a devotee of the Mars vs Venus myth. I wonder, do you suppose moms come from Jupiter?
I’m copying this convrs. – with full credits, linkback, etc. – over on to my Curbside blog where I frequently rant about boy vs girl myths.
This reminds me of a recent conversation with my son, who was seven at the time.
BoyTwin: I hate girls.
Mom: You know, I was a girl once.
BoyTwin: And you really hated it, huh?