Teddy: How did you remember that number without asking the teacher?
(Meredith’s Nursery has just installed a new number-coded entry gate – same old number, shiny new gate)
Me: I just remembered it from the first time they told me the number.
Teddy: But Daddy you said the other day that you didn’t have a very good memory.
Me: It’s not that bad. I can remember a few numbers. I just forget some things. I have to remember lots of things and sometimes a few things just get lost or slip away if my head’s already full.
Teddy: I have a thought that has just slipped away.
Me: If you’re quick you might get it back.
Teddy: No it has gone. My thought has gone to the beach – for a swim. It likes the beach. My wiggly worm likes to go swimming.
Me: Can it swim!?
Teddy: No.
Me: Does it just float?
Teddy: No.
Me:What then?
Teddy: It sinks.
