What I did for Earth Day

Sometimes it's fun talking to children. My eldest son is rather inquisitive, which is something I would like to encourage him to do. I think I am too used to my own upbringing of "Don't ask questions. Sit down. Accept what I said. Can't understand what it's all about, then just memorize". Seriously.

And I believe it's not good at all. That's why I would like to see my children inquiring more. Though at times it's rather frustrating. No, "at times" is an understatement. It's most of the time VERY the frustrating and irritating. Especially when my mood has not been so nice and he would be buzzing like a bee near my ears, strumming "mommeeeeee.... mommeeeeee...." all the time.
Some of the times, I would be very patient to explain what he's asking. Some of the times, I tell him not to disturb me and play far far. That's when I would also feel terribly guilty, so afraid that one day the table would turn around and I am the one to be begging him to TALK TO ME!!! Yeah, I know eventually, that day would come!

Yesterday, while I was driving them home from school, it surprised myself more that even though I was in a very blardy pissed off mood, I was having fun explaining to him what plants can do for us... really!

He started off by asking me why don't we plant a tree, a fruit tree like papaya tree, but how do we plant a tree exactly?

I said, firstly, we need to get ready with some seeds. Seeds of the fruit we want to grow, of course. Then, we dig a little hole, put the seed inside and cover back with soil and water it everyday.

He asked, what do the seed eat then? How do they grow then?

Oh, we feed them with urine and shit (He goes :( urgh...yucks!). See? Plants take what we humans do not want, and not only that, they breathe carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air for us humans as well.

Oh, he exclaimed. What is carbon dioxide and oxygen? he asked.

I said, oxygen is what humans need, breathing in the air into our lungs and the lungs would filter it, keeping the oxygen in our body and releasing carbon dioxide into the air.

What are lungs? What are they for??

See? The conversation could go on and on and on... as I explain, he would be inquiring and asking further. That's why these kind of conversations would make me more exhausted than running a marathon.

However the reward is much more than just receiving a trophy. At the end, he would be giving me that amazement look which probably says "WOW! That's how things work? My mom is really a genius! She really knows damn lot of things!" Haha.. (Wait until he knows the truth, huh?)

I guess that still didn't beat the time when he tells his dad "Go and ask mommy la, mommy knows everything one!"

Well, I guess this is parenthood. Though I beg to differ when my mom tells him "Don't ask so many questions. Children shouldn't be asking so many questions", I would be encouraging him silently to keep asking. But don't disturb me, disturb the father please.

So, who says my son is not smart (yes, when both the mom and dad are so smart, especially the mom)? I shouldn't be even disturbed that anyone would call my son not smart enough, especially from that someone who really pissed me off so much that day. I guess they should just go to ...

Anyhow, co-incidentally, today is Earth Day and I was telling him about the works of the greens. I guess that's one tiny little thing I did for this Earth Day, no?

And I am obliged to do this tag by Jo-N as well to "save our earth", since we are in this topic.

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Earth, have a very Happy Earth Day, yeah?