isaiah’s web log

• 2011-05-23

  Maybe the best conversation I have ever had:

  1. Daughter: We race sometimes at recess, but I never win because I'm a girl.
  2. Me: I don't understand. Why does that matter?
  3. Her: Because boys are faster.
  4. Me: Oh... you think boys are faster.
  5. Her: Yeah.
  6. Me: Do you remember when I told you I used to race people when I was a big kid?
  7. Her: Yes.
  8. Me: Well I practiced very hard for four years so I could run faster than anyone else. That's a lot of practicing, right?
  9. Her: Yes.
  10. Me: And even when I got as fast as I will ever ever get, there were still women and young ladies who could run faster than me even if they were wearing a backpack with a heavy lunch in it and heavy shoes.
  11. Her: Fast girls?
  12. Me: Very fast.
  13. Her: Why do we even have boys and girls, then?
  14. Me: Because the things that are different about us do something very important. Do you know what that is?
  15. Her: What?
  16. Me: They make new people. Babies.
  17. Her: I want to be fast.
  18. Me: (BULLET DODGED) Then you will be.
  19. Her: I want to be faster than you.
  20. Me: You probably already are.
  21. Her: I want to do everything.
  22. Me: Do you remember when I told you I help people who can't see?
  23. Her: The ones in wheelchairs?
  24. Me: Sometimes, but most of the people I know and who can't see use dogs to help them walk around.
  25. Her: Oh yeah. Special dogs.
  26. Me: Yup. Do you remember how much I want to be able to play the piano?
  27. Her: Yes.
  28. Me: Well some of those people who can't even see the piano can play it better than I ever will no matter how much I practice.
  29. Her: Boys and girls?
  30. Me: The piano doesn't care who you are. Neither does the ground when you run.
  31. Her: I'm going to be so fast.

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