Kindergarten Kahuna

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The car ride home...(to the best of my recollection)

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Me: "So...how was your first day in kindergarten?"

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Josh: "Pretty cool, but there are at least 5,000 more rules that I have to learn this year."

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Me: "Why do you think your teacher needs all those rules?"

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Josh: "I don't think she trusts us."

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Me: "That's probably a safe guess, son. So, what all did you do?"

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Josh:" Well, we went to the library, learned ALL the numbers (I'm guessing at least up through 10 million, or so), practiced writing some letters, and sang a rhyming song...fox on box, bear on big sofa, and stuff like that."

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Me: "Did you behave yourself? Did your teacher have to correct you at all today?"

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Josh: "Uh....what, did you say?"

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Me: "You heard me..."

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Josh: "I was almost perfect. I got a green card! I think Mrs. Cochran is going to really like me most of the time."

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Me: "Who do you sit by in class?"

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Josh: (sigh) " A bunch of girls, dad. They talk too much!"

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Me: "You mean more than you do?"

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Josh: "Oh, yeah...and Piper told me that she wants to be my girlfriend on Fridays"

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Me: "Well, there actually are some advantages to having a girlfriend only one day a week...it won't tie you down too much."

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Josh: "She's not tying me down! I'll tell the teacher on her!"

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Me: "So, are you ready to go back tomorrow?"

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Josh: "Yeah, but I don't know about all those rules..."