SHAPES

Last night Theo was doing his homework. He was coloring in apples for a vowel exercise, and he observed the apples had different bottoms. I said, well, people have different shaped bottoms, too. He said, no, they don't. And I said, yes, they do. For example, your bottom is a very different shape than Benji's. He said, Really? I said, yes, they really are different. Then he said, Mommy, your bottom is shaped like a triangle. Intriguing. And slightly alarming. I said, really? Which way does the triangle go? He refused to elaborate. Later, we went for a walk. I was wearing some form-fitting jeans. He said, See, Mommy, your bottom is shaped like a triangle. Then he said, not really. It's really shaped like an oval.