Dim Sum Diaries

The Old Girl...She Ain't What She Used To Be...


Behold the following conversation I recently had with my 5 year old daughter. We'll call her P.

P: Hey Mom! You hanged up my art picture!

Mir: Yes. Because it rocks.

P: Its supposed to be like Matisse. We learned about him in school today.

Mir (smugly): Yes. I know all about art. In fact, in my high school Western Civilization class, I was considered quite the art expert. You know stuff like chiaroscuro and all that.

P: Oh yeah? Then why did you hang my picture upside-down?

Mir: ....