Last night Haylie wanted a snack just before dinnertime - here's how the conversation went down:
Haylie: Mommy, I'm hungry.
Me: Hi Hungry, I'm Mommy
Haylie: May I have a snack please? (We've been having this conversation for days now - she is slowly learning her manners)
Me: No, you may not have a snack - it's almost dinnertime
Haylie: *looks outside* It's not dinnertime - it's not dark yet!
How do you explain daylight savings time to a 3 year old? Then later, after dinner:
Haylie: Mommy, are we going to go to bed in the morning?
Me: Huh?
Haylie: Are we going to go to bed in the MORNING? (Sounding frustrated with me)
Me: No, we wake up in the morning
Haylie: *looking outside* But it's morning outside - we're going to go to bed in the morning!
Me: Well you see Haylie, somebody once upon a time decided that he wanted more sunlight in the summertime and decided that if he just changed the time on the clock then everything would work out just fine, so every fall and every spring we change the clocks and voila! It's called daylight savings time. Makes sense, right?
Haylie: Can I take a bath?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Daylight Savings Time
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3 comments:
Ha! This made me smile. :) She is such a cutie.
pretty funny! I love the later days- but not liking waking when it's still dark outside! Plus, it's throwing Sydney's nap schedule off! Who's idea was this?
I was thinking about a daylight savings post but mine would be very different. I HATE IT! It takes us so long to adjust. Haylie is so cute though, I love your conversations with her.
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