Conversation in the car earlier as we pulled into the driveway after dance class:
Anna: “Mama, what is that on top of the roof?”
Me: “That’s the chimney, honey, for the fireplace we never use.”
Carolyn: “Yeah, we’ve never used it, have we?”
Me: “Well, not since before you were born.”
Carolyn: “Oh! Is that because it contributes to greenhouse gases? When I was born did you start thinking more about the world around you because you wanted to be more environmentally responsible for me and all the other children in the world?”
Me: “Um…well, honestly? It made the house too stinky.”
Carolyn: “Oh.”
Maybe sometimes honesty is not the best policy! Also, where on earth did she come up with that whole speech? I mean, we are pretty environmentally friendly, but have never talked about these things in anything approaching those words…
