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July 17, 2005

Genetics as Explained by a Kindergartner

I just got back from a mini-trip to Wal-Mart for some much-needed Claritin. While I was there, I swung by the dairy department for some yogurt.

In the dairy aisle with me was a mom and her son, about 6. She was selecting a tub of sour cream when another mother and her teenage daugher entered the aisle. The daughter, around 15 or 16, looked incredibly bored (as I would expect a teenager forced to follow mom to look). She also had hair that was fire engine red on the left side of her head and vibrant purple on the other side.

I knew the boy, who had been chattering the whole time, would have something entertaining to say, so I stood and pretended to ponder my yogurt choices while I waited. Sure enough, he didn't disappoint.

Boy: Whoa! Mommy, look at that girl's crazy hair!
Mom: Ssshhh! *glaring at the boy with a warning look*
Boy: It's red on one side and purple on the other!
Mom: Sshhh! *glaring again*
Boy: That must be her mom with her. She has brown hair.
Mom: SSHHHH!! *whispering* Stop staring!
Boy: So if her mom has brown hair, that must mean the girl got her hair from her daddy. Do you think he has purple hair or red hair? Or do you think he looks like Cruella Deville just like that girl?

Mom quickly grabs a tub of sour cream and pushes the questioning boy out of the aisle. She must've been muttering something at him, because as they leave I hear, "What did I say? Did I do something wrong?"

I must say, genetics through the eyes of a kindergartner is pretty enlightening!

Posted by Anna at July 17, 2005 03:20 PM

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