We had E's Open House tonight at school. He had to write a paper in class about who he admires and he decided to write it about me. He wrote about how I'm so smart, how I help him with his homework, and how I know how to spell almost every word so he usually trusts me when I tell him that he got one wrong.
I was having a sweet moment of pride, and thought I'd include E. It was a mistake.
Me: "Thanks for writing that awesome paper about me!"
E: "You're welcome."
Me: "And thanks for saying you think I'm really smart! That was sweet."
E: "You're welcome. You're usually pretty smart."
We walked halfway down the hall before it occurred to me that he said usually.
Me: "Wait. You said usually. You don't think I'm smart all the time?"
E: "We all make mistakes sometimes."
Me: "Right. But you can make mistakes and still be smart at the same time."
E: "Really smart people don't make a lot of mistakes, though."
Me: "Wait - you think I make a lot of mistakes?"
E: "We learn from mistakes. And then we're smarter."
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