"selfish"

moses, pointing to a swordfish in his book, says, "mommy, that's a 'selfish.'"

i was driving, so, without looking at exactly what he was pointing at, responded, "oh, buddy, did you mean 'shellfish?'"

"no, selfish, mommy. it's a self-fish."

this went back and forth a couple of times, and finally seeing that he was pointing to an animal that actually looked like a fish and not a shell, i realized he was trying to guess what a 'selfish' was.

cute, right?? :) haha, love that kid.

i agreed that selfish sounded like a type of fish, but that word means something else. it's when a person thinks much more about what he wants or needs than what other people want and need. we discussed that a bit, and he seemed really satisfied with that.

in related news, tonight at dinner, he voluntarily offered everyone a bite of his cookie. it was so sweet. that kid.