Gross

Case, Siahna, and I went for a walk last night while Shannon took Jeff out for his birthday dinner. Case was on his scooter, and I was pushing Siahna in the stroller. As we walked down the trail, Case yelled, "Dido, did I ever tell you we saw a snake here once?"

(Why is it snakes have been a topic on my blog far too often in the past month?)

"No, you never told me that. Was it big?"

He proceeded to describe the snake. I was grossed out. "But you know what else we saw that was even grosser?"

My mind went to a giant snake eating a mouse. Or a pile of poop. Or a kid throwing up.

"We once walked by this bench and someone had thrown their trash on the ground. Isn't that gross?!?!"

Good job, buddy. I love that you care about our environment. That certainly is pretty gross.

He continued, "Doesn't that person know that there's a trash can right around the corner? Don't they know that the trash doesn't belong on the ground but goes in the trash? I just don't understand why someone would throw trash on the ground."

Me neither. If a five year old can figure it out, why can't adults?