How I spent my 2 week vacation*
"Is it today?"
"Is what today?"
"Today."
"Is today today?"
"Yeah."
"...Yes. Yes it is."
20 minutes later
"Is it still today?"
"Yes. The answer to 'is today today?' will always be yes."
"Is it today, or Tuesday?"
"It's today. Though if you ask me that question on Tuesday, it will be both today and Tuesday."
Later that evening
"Is it still today?"
"It'll be today until you go to bed. Then when you wake up, it will be tomorrow."
Next morning
"Is it tomorrow?"
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* Except for the two Tuesdays, where the conversation varied slightly.



Comments
aubrey said:
lol. this is a veeery similar conversation to the one i have with ava. EVERY day. except it's her asking, "what are we going to do today?" it makes me feel like we lead a very boring life, when, in fact, we don't.
Nobody said:
Oh my gosh, did you want to scratch out your own eyeballs after the 53rd conversation like that? Sounds like you have a smart one, because I believe The Boy is quite a bit younger than my boy (who's brilliant) and he only started those kinds of conversations in the last 6 months or so.
If it's any help at all, I discovered (after WAY too many painful conversations) that my son thought "today" "tonight" "yesterday" and "next week" were specific times and days, like Tuesday or Noon. So really, with that misunderstanding, his questions make perfect sense. "Is it Later?" Nope, it's Now.
daniel said:
But Today is the catcher and Tomorrow is the pitcher, while Who is still on first.
Christian said:
Is today today?
Nancy Face said:
Every day the boy at my house asks, "What's for dinner?" He waits for my reply, then nine times out of ten he asks, "What am I eating?"
He pretty much hates most of the food I cook.
No, I am not talking about my husband.
No Cool Story said:
(OMGosh, Daniel wins hands down)
Sounds lovely :)
The questions at my house go like "Can I go to...
the mall, my friend's house,
the movies, the store, Starbucks, the party, the game, the mall, the mall, THE MALL"
On and on and on. Today and tomorrow.
cadiz12 said:
these conversations are the best. it reminds me of that scene in spaceballs where rick moranis can't grasp the finer points of "then" and "now." (it's about 40 seconds into it.)
The Boy cracks me up.
Lia said:
Tomorrow never comes. So unreliable.
No Cool Story said:
Tomorrow never dies.
No Cool Story said:
The Day After Tomorrow.
No Cool Story said:
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
Nancy Face said:
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow, you're only a day away!
Oh, sorry...I often burst into song.
Jonathan said:
I always love when I see the sign - "Free beer tomorrow"
Lauren said:
I do not know Nancy Face.
Jon said:
I think the boy is just really, really deep. Can you really prove that it's today? I've tried and failed.