Kids Say the Darndest Things

While Chris and I were on the flight from Hilo to Honolulu for Thanksgiving we had the "good fortune" to be sitting next to a rather precocious young girl who looked to be about 7 years old. I promptly fell asleep as I had been up late making a cake for a friend. While the girl tried to talk to Chris across the aisle, he was able to point to me and tell her they needed to be quiet :)

I suppose it should be some fair indicator of the child's behavior when the mother is slamming back Heinekens on a 9am flight. According to Chris, the mother would periodically yell at the girl, but of course these were empty threats. At one point the mother started telling the child, "You don't tell nobody my personal business. No stories!" To which the girl promptly responded - "I have stories! Like how you have hickeys all over your body!" The little girl spent the majority of the flight incessantly calling the poor flight attendant. At one point she managed to get out her underwear and put it on over her pants. The mother didn't notice even as they left the plane!

The real reason I write this blog though is what transpired as we tried to disembark. About two seats in front of the girl there were two college aged girls. One was dressed sort of boho college-y and the other was dressed sportier - in gym shorts and a t-shirt. The little girl stopped and addressed Boho Girl and the entire back half of the plane heard the following exchange:

Little Girl: "Is that your girlfriend?"

Boho Girl: "Well she's my friend and she's a girl, so she's my girl friend."

LG: "No! Is that your girlfriend?"

BG: "No, she's not my girlfriend."

LG: "She's not like your girlfriend?"

LG's Mom: "Ey! She not like dat!"

LG: "Then why is she dressed like that?" (pointing to Sporty Girl)

BG: ???

LG to Sporty Girl: "Are you a butchy????"

Ay caramba! Kids say the darndest things...

Imagine how thrilled we were to somehow be flying on the SAME returning flight as this girl. We were able to sit far far away from her. Although mom apparently got some action since the little girl went into detail about mom kissing another woman in the terminal.