Out of the blue yesterday, Moojie (7 yrs old) said to me "I'm not decided yet whether I want to be a footballer, a veterinarian, or someone who works with computers, because I know that if you are an adult who knows a lot about computers, you make a lot of money."*
I thought about his comments and realized that we all have a mental map of the job we would love to do, the job we would be interested in doing, and the job we would do primarily because of money.
On an unrealted topic- Moojie and I are finishing up 20,000 leagues under the sea- our 15th classic this year!
*Moojie has no interest in football, doesn't want to be a vet, and he was right about the computers part.
I love to speculate on what the children will do when they're older and it's fun to look back at what they say and how their answers change ovewr time. He went through a phase around age 3 or 4 when he wanted to be a cotton candy seller. Zita changes her mind all the time, and I just turned to Freddy and asked what he wants to be when he's bigger. He answered "paleontologist."
Update on Pipocas: For the first time since the accident, she met us at the gate tonight when she heard the car coming down the street. We were just saying that the saddest part of the accident is not seeing her little nose poking out from under the gate when we arrive.
