Mabel: Mommy. Listen to this: (incomprehensible)!!! I speak French now.
Me: Oh. Well, next year you're going to learn French in school.
Mabel: I don't need to learn, I know French.
Me: Well, you could learn a little more. And you could learn enough to teach me.
Mabel: Don't you know French?
Me: Only a little.
Mabel: Listen to what I know: (pure gobbledeegook)!!! See? I know more French than you.
Me: Yes, I guess you're right.
Mabel: Maybe I should be teaching the whole class!
Me: Well, then you'd be taking jobs away from teachers and they already have enough problems.
Mabel: Why?
Me: Well, because the government doesn't treat them very well.
Mabel: Why?
Me: Well, it's hard to explain.
Mabel: Try, Mommy.
Me: Well, the government makes them work more for the same money.
Mabel: They get money?!?
Me: Of course! Teachers are working when they're in the classroom.
Mabel: What are they doing?
Me: They're taking care of you, and they're teaching you things.
Mabel: Mommy, I learned French on my own though. My teacher didn't teach me.
Me: I guess you're just a natural.
Mabel: I guess so. Maybe I should talk to the government and tell them to be nicer to teachers.
Me: Well, you sure do speak their language.
Mabel: You mean French? Listen: (absolute poppycock)!!!!
Me: Yep, that's exactly what I mean.
Me: Oh. Well, next year you're going to learn French in school.
Mabel: I don't need to learn, I know French.
Me: Well, you could learn a little more. And you could learn enough to teach me.
Mabel: Don't you know French?
Me: Only a little.
Mabel: Listen to what I know: (pure gobbledeegook)!!! See? I know more French than you.
Me: Yes, I guess you're right.
Mabel: Maybe I should be teaching the whole class!
Me: Well, then you'd be taking jobs away from teachers and they already have enough problems.
Mabel: Why?
Me: Well, because the government doesn't treat them very well.
Mabel: Why?
Me: Well, it's hard to explain.
Mabel: Try, Mommy.
Me: Well, the government makes them work more for the same money.
Mabel: They get money?!?
Me: Of course! Teachers are working when they're in the classroom.
Mabel: What are they doing?
Me: They're taking care of you, and they're teaching you things.
Mabel: Mommy, I learned French on my own though. My teacher didn't teach me.
Me: I guess you're just a natural.
Mabel: I guess so. Maybe I should talk to the government and tell them to be nicer to teachers.
Me: Well, you sure do speak their language.
Mabel: You mean French? Listen: (absolute poppycock)!!!!
Me: Yep, that's exactly what I mean.
