Technicalities

For nearly a year now Coop has been able to deduce answers and reasonable come backs in an argument. Beit about riding his bikes in the dark -we tell him he can't- and he answers "bikes work the same in the dark as they do in the day time" welp.. can't argue that point really. We've told him you cannot cry unless your bleeding, we've used this in an effort to eliminate his litte whinning fits or the occasional emotional bettle juice head spinning melt down. His left index finger is still riddled with the atopic dermatitis; which can on occasion crack and bleed. he has been able to use this to his advantage. again... he starts whining and we say no crying unless your bleeding... he holds up his finger and says "wook it is" (uuugh... )



(scene: Last night, bath time) on my trip to colorado i picked up two sealed sail boats. he was in the bath last night taking about the keel and sail and the different waves from his different boats he has. I was explaining keel theory and how to figure maximum hull speed on a 4" boat when he flipped it over. "wook, its slower upside down" he states, and continues to examine it. Using that as a great segway I showed and and began to explain to him that monohulled sail boats typically are most stable when keel up. he GASP... "thats very dangerous" and immediately grabed the little boat and put it on the side of the tub... "no daddy... it's most stable when on the side of the tub" again... win on technicallity...