Wisdom of Ages

Actual conversation with my six year old son:

Him: (with excitement) Mom, look at this cool book I got at the library. It's a baseball book.
Me: Oh, its about the All American Girl's Professional Baseball league.
Him: ??? (questioning look).
Me: They were the first women to play professional baseball.
Him: Why were they the first.
Me: Well, there was once a time when girls weren't really allowed to play sports.
Him: ??? (questioning look, like 'I don't get it')
Me: Well, at one time if girls played sports people told them they were weird. But today lots of girls play all kinds of sports and that's good.
Him: (excited again since he can contribute to the conversation) Oh Yeah. Emily (his sister) plays hockey!
Me: And girls play all kinds of sports. Like baseball and volleyball and football and bowling.
Him: (more excited) Oh yeah. Cause there were even a couple of girls at my bowling party (his birthday last Saturday).
Me: Right, and wasn't it fun to have the girls AND the boys there.
Him: (still excited) OH YEAH. Cause it wouldn't be a party without a couple of girls! (impish grin).

Sigh...just when I thought we had come so far. I suppose I should get ready to hear those same words uttered from my son again in the future. Only then, he'll REALLY mean it.