28 April 2010

At our house we occasionally engage in exclusionary practices. Yesterday Rose Pink's friend Makayla was over to play. I happened to overhear their conversation upstairs.

Makayla: Let's invite Nut Brown to play with us!

Rose Pink: Oh, no! No! He can't play with us!

Makayla: (puzzled) Why not?

Rose Pink: Um, he's sick.

Makayla: (skeptical) He is?

Rose Pink: Yes- he was, um, playing with some orca whales, and they splashed him, and he got sick!

Makayla: (dubious but not entirely understanding the explanation) Um, okay.