Do i have a daughter??

There are things in life or incidents or anecdotes which suddenly come back to you out of the blue sometimes,musing about some of them makes you smile.Here is one such incident which i had written to my office folks sometime back and which happened to me when i was working from home.I dug into my office mail archives and pulled this out.Here is the mail -


As most of you know i am working from home today .. :) Here is what happened just ten minutes back ...

I am busy sitting on the couch and seriously looking at my mainframe screen and chewing my lips thinking ... (Please believe me on this - i am working! :) )

Suddenly i hear a knock knock on our glass door .. i turn around and see a cute little girl of around 3 or 4. I think she is just playing ,So I give her a smile and a wave and hope she will go off ..

But she is still there and she knocks again and says 'Open the door, i want to speak with you' . I think uh-oh! when was the last time anyone called me and said i want to speak with you - been ages since my manager ever said anything like that. Anyways we have a cute little toddler at the door who wants to speak to me one to one. Wokay!Lets see what she has to say.

So i get up,go and pull the glass door open

Me: Hi(a sweet one)

She: Do you have a (*^(^(^ who i can *&^(^ with!

Me: Huh?what did you say?( boy! i cant even understand a kid!)

She: (now she understands i am a dumbo so says slowly) - Do you have a daughter with who i can play with!

Me: (Dumbstuck!! Wow!)umm.. hmm... sorry ..no i dont have a daughter with who you can play with...

She: Why don't you have a daughter??

Me:(wow,what are today's kids coming to,i am wondering what to answer her,i am shuffling in the cold with these questions being thrown upon)

Umm .. hmm.. Because i am not married yet!!( I am amazed by my answer - wow,did i just say that to this 3 year old kid! What has happened to you!!)

She: Hmmm ..she amazingly gives a understanding nod and a cute little smile and says ok byeee.... and runs off ..( i am left dazed and reeling and i watch her till she goes out of sight and close the door )

Are todays kids smarter or are we getting dumber(maybe i am getting dumber ) :)

This still makes me smile.Multiple things actually.The way she asked those questions and the way i answered them.Her questions were very valid and my answers were very valid too, but the way it happened and the unusual conversation between that age gap is what makes it so funny.
I still admire that sweet,bold,straight forward talk from that girl.Kids can teach you so many things,i guess most of the time we adults are just closed to the idea of learning from them.