My kid can paint that.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Today when I picked up Archie, he was very excited to take me inside the classroom to see his artwork. Hanging on the wall was a stick-figure painted in bold blue strokes.
Me: Wow, Archie, that is very real-looking.
Archie: Well, I’m a good painter. Not a good drawer, but a good painter.
Impressed Mom sitting on Couch: [...]

by Amy Makice

Amy Makice is a social worker actively working on two other family-centered projects, Creative Family Resources and Parenting for Humanity. Amy has a weekly online show on BlogTalkRadio.

Today when I picked up Archie, he was very excited to take me inside the classroom to see his artwork. Hanging on the wall was a stick-figure painted in bold blue strokes.

Me: Wow, Archie, that is very real-looking.

Archie: Well, I’m a good painter. Not a good drawer, but a good painter.

Impressed Mom sitting on Couch: Well, that looks just like a person! It’s so clear!

Archie: Hmm. Yeah, well, it’s a dog.

Let that be a lesson to any who would deign to guess the contents of an early childhood painting.

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