My daughter Julia came to live with me two years ago for school. It isn't easy for me to raise someone who is practically my nine-year-old clone, but that is exactly what I find I am doing with Julia. Through our judo and soccer practices, reading, writing and arithmetic, Girl Scouts, and Japanese language classes, we occasionally have a conversation that connects us both in a sometimes deep and usually humorous way. Hopefully, you will be as entertained as we are.

That’s Your Opinion

Julia:  Daddy, why is pineapple sour? 

Daddy:  Sour?  Pineapple is sweet.

(Julia turns to her grandfather.)

Julia:  Papa, is pineapple sour or sweet?

(hesitation)

Papa:  Pineapple is sweet.

(pause)

Julia:  That’s your opinion.