Small talk - again

This whole having two blogs and a business to run and a small fund raising mission to complete is all a little time consuming, so this will be brief.

Following on from my last blog post about random conversations with 5 year olds, here was a snippet from today's lastest conversational masterpiece:

"So boys, what do you think daddy will see in America?" (their father's gone there for business this week)

Three year old hears the word America and a lightbulb goes ping in his brain and says: "that man who was the first man to rule America."

Five year old sagely nods, while continuing to shovel dinner into his mouth: "He means Barack Mobama."

"Well remembered both of you," quite gobsmacked that they can remember this, then again they were denied Cbeebies for a full afternoon as I watched the inauguration ceremony so it's probably imprinted on their brains. I do wonder whether Barack Mobama would like to grow a moustache in deference to his new name.

"Can you remember what he's called - what his job is?" I ask.

"He's the president of America," says five year old.

"Well done, yes he is. Do you know what we call the person who runs our country?" I ask ("besides twat," I say under my breath)

"Can't remember," he says.

"He's the Prime Minister. And do you know what our Prime Minister's name is?" I ask again.

"Ummm, no, I think I know but I can't remember," says five year old.

"It's Gordon Brown," I say.

"Oh!" says five year old. "I knew that name, but I thought he was the vicar!"

So there you have it. Based on my son's last conversation about marriage and the fact that God and the vicar get to choose who you marry, it follows that Gordon Brown - being the vicar - can now choose your spouse for you. Now that's what I call a nanny state.