An insightful question from my 8-year-old daughter...
"Daddy, why does Alexandra Rover own a suitcase if she never intends to leave her house?"
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For Nate.
Here's some possible reasons.
1)Alexandra was optimistic that, one day, she'd have the courage to leave her house and travel.
2) Because she was a writer, she was a researcher, and had bought the suitcase (via the internet for home delivery) as part of her research for a story.
3) Maybe she used to be able to travel, and only in the past several years did she develop the agoraphobia that kept her inside her home.
4) She inherited it from a family member, or someone happened to leave it in her home at some time in the past.
There ya go.
BTW, did your son have any ideas?
...trying to channel Queen Gorgo
You notice that it was an old fashioned suitcase without wheels, so she had probably had it for many years, or it could have belonged to an older relative. She had only been homebound for four months, so she may have traveled in the past.
shareI like how when she pulled the suitcase down, there was a bunch of cob webs. She seemed like a clean freak and you'd think she would keep the whole house clean.
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid. Cna yuo raed tihs?
I think the cobwebs would indicate that she hasn't even stepped foot in the closet for the suitcase in a long time. If it was cleaned in that particular area, the similar question the OP brought up would come about.
shareIt's not annoying that your kid asked the question. She probably didn't hear that that the character left her house a few months ago, but that she really hates leaving. What's annoying is how proud you are of a normal, run-of-the-mill kid. Please don't prop the child up that high, it just makes the fall more painful.
shareWhat is annoying is that you could make such a statement. The "run-of-the-mill kid" posed a question that hasn't been dealt with here. You will never suffer the 'fall' based upon a superior attitude. I dearly hope that you don't have children based on your present predilection to superiority.
Those 8-year-olds see, feel, experience more than adults can possibly imagine in a simple movie going excursion.
Don't prop her up, then sorrily we'll have you, once again.
The kid's not the problem. The problem is the parent beaming with pride and promising an "insightful" question when in all actuality it is just a child who doesn't get the movie. Which is fine, I'm sure the kid is nice, average kid.
I am not insulting the kid, Pat, I am insulting the parent who glorifies their child to the point where one little obstacle is going to stop a kid. Sounds like you go to that same school of parenting. Pathetic. Guaranteed my kid beats up yours in hand-to-hand.
My kids are run-of-the-mill. If they get too high on themselves, I take out a peg. If they're feeling low, I buy them a lollipop.
They will buy children in white slavery when they grow up.
Wow, one sentence in a post and you're ready to extrapolate all of my parenting techniques. That's very impressive. You've determined -- on the basis of one sentence, a simple post -- that you've decided to insult me, to insult my child, too.
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For Nate.
Your second sentence is incomprehensible. I said your child is average (not an insult unless you are the wacko I assumed) but now that I see your grasp of the language, I fear for his future.
shareYour grasp of language isnt that good either.
Take a look at the subject header;
(I will capitalize the important word in each of my examples.)
" An insightful question from my 8-year-old DAUGHTER"
Your reply
"I fear for HIS future"
A DAUGHTER is female, not male, in case you need to brush up on your grammar.
the_gage, just cannot understand you. parent wants their children to be exellent; parent loves their kids. I cannot see any problem if a parent is proud of his kid, even if that kid is really, "average" as you said. Just a little like the marrige or love, you may love your wife very much and oneday she wears some skirt so you said to sb, "look at that nice skirt on my beautiful wife". but in the other's eyes, your wife is just so "average". So what is the problem with you? is that mean you are an idiot? It is the most common situation happens on human, dude.
Just get some humanity. People loves their kid, loves his family. they get excited by or even proud of the deed their family do even it is not that worthwhile to be so excited about or proud of. It is just what we do, because we "love" them.
Now I am really worried about you and seriously doubt if you ever truely loved somebody.
wtf? "insightful question" = propping up daughter / glorification / beaming with pride??? OP's just sharing a question the daughter asked - not the best killer plot hole buster, but not too bad either - why'd you going off on some mad rant??
gage, it's frikkin basic semantics you need worked out. you have some deep parent issues or what??
I'll agree with you on the glorification point, I have met parents that put their offspring on a pedestal. But...
Your second sentence of you second paragraph is insulting. If you really want to sink to that base level, my daughter can make Vegamite out of you. Stupid, really.
My Adult children only require a raised, disapproving voice from Daddy to realize that they are out of line. Nothing more is necessary. A lolli is not required, just a hug.
Only white slavery?
Children are adults without the experience
I am against other slavery. And I would expect an Australian to know that vegemite is not made of people. How dare you try to spread this lie!
shareIsn't Vegemite the Australian version of Soylent Green?
shareI didn't presume it was made of people. But I know what it *tastes* like it's made of....
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