Little J, aged 3 years 11 months and 2 days, was hanging out with his buddy T, aged 3 years 10 months and a day.
They build a city together with Legos, shared cars and took turns at the playground. They ate their snacks and agreed on a show they wanted to watch. They even put together a puzzle as a team. Then they sat down to flick through the National Geographic magazine.
Little J: Look T, a volcano.
T: That is not a volcano, it is a mountain.
Little J: No it is not. It is a volcano.
T: It is a mountain.
Little J: But it has a hole on the top and smoke coming out.
T: I know, sorry, it is a mountain.
Little J: But it is not pointy. It is a volcano.
T: It is a mountain, volcanos are mountains.
Little J: No, sorry, you don’t know about volcanos. They have lava and they erupt.
T: No, sorry, I know about lava. It is hot and red. And this is a mountain. There is no lava in this picture.
Little J: No, but there is smoke. Because this is a volcano.
T: It is a mountain too.
Little J: It is not.
T: Yes it is.
Little J: No, it is not.
T: IT IS!
Little J: IT IS A VOLCANO!
T: MOUNTAIN!
Little J: Volcano!
T: Mountain.
Little J: Volcano.
T: Mountain.
25 minutes later, no closer to the resolution. I spend the day with two of the geekiest preschoolers in Pacific NW. The home of Mount St. Helens.
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The geekiest? The smartest! Holy moly. That’s some conversation for a couple of preschoolers!
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I love that they debated over mountains and volcanoes. Better than whose truck is bigger.
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At least they’re arguing about something intelligent?
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I’m so glad my adopted nephew is so brilliant. It makes me very proud.
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It’s a volcanic mountain…or a mountainous volcano. Love the debate they had
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This would have been great to capture on video.
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I have to agree with Jessica, that would have been hysterical on camera. I can only imagine the feeling and conviction each held that they were right. Ah…3! They know it all!
That dialog is so cute.
And kudos to you for that good parenting —> turning a squabble into a teaching moment. (-:
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Did you notice how they said sorry to each other all the time. They are so civil when arguing. Nothing like when my kid argues with me off course…
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Those preschoolers are awesome. And I admit, I’m tempted to jump in with my mountain/volcano opinion!
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this is cute and funny at the same time.. Maybe have em meet in the middle and say its a volcanic mountain?
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What a funny conversation! Crazy the conversations kids will have. Two smart boys. That’s what you get. A volcanic mountain!
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Aw Mt Saint Helens one of my favortie places ever. When i was 3 the mountain erupted…errr I mean volcano (lol) and I watched it erupt from the port or Saint Helens Or. Then as I got older my dad got his pilots license and we used to fly over Mount Saint Helens and I actually got to get to see inside it. Yea kinda awesome. I like your nerdy kids lol
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I like how they kept using words and did not resort to hitting their point across. Love hearing little ones and their conversations.
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They are quite polite when they argue. This whole conversation was really funny!
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Oh, this is TOO cute!!
When we passed through WA on our way to OR, my son saw a sign somewhere saying Mt. St. Helens and he immediately got very apprehensive, asking if it was active and what the chances are of it erupting while we were there.
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Oh, man, that is cute! I love little minds!
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