Things I did not understand as a child:
- How the band playing the songs on the car radio fit into the trunk
- How the French Toast could possibly be so thick. Was there some secret ingredient that made it fluff up? (No, they just cut the bread thick.)
- Not living a full life every day, whatever that means to you. Taking a nap, spending time with people you love, seeing, tasting or trying something new...
- A grown up not able to take care of themselves financially. I know there are situations when we all need some help, but, a definition of grown up in my personal dictionary includes financially independent.
As a kid not getting it:
ReplyDeleteMy father pretty much drove us everywhere. Once, after he merged onto an interstate, I asked, "Why do you bow to the highway every time you drive onto it?" Turns out he was just leaning forward a little to check the side view mirror.