Five Husbands - Age Logic

I mentioned to the girl who thinks I have five husbands that the new string teacher and I went to the same school, and that teacher was a year or 2 older than me. 

 

Girl: Okay... how old are you? 

Me: How old do you think I am? 

Girl: 15? 

Me: How would I have 5 husbands? I'm pretty sure that's illegal. 

Girl: oh...50? 

Me: (glare) 

Girl: 20? 

Me: That's a better number, let's stay there.

The Stopped Clock

There is a clock in my living room, made by my brother, which no longer works.  My 11-yr-old viola student noticed this morning.

Girl: Um... is that? ... does that.. is that clock right?
Me: Well, twice a day.
Girl: What? Oh.  You should get it fixed.  It's really nice. 
Me: Yeah, my brother made it.  The mechanism needs repairing.
Girl: You should give it to him for Christmas.
Me: Oh that's really nice.  Here's something that's ... actually yours anyway...
Girl: Yeah, it totally works, and you didn't make it.  That's what I'd do to my sister.
Me: Isn't she little though?  Your poor sister.
Girl [with that serious tone suggesting a History]: She'll live.

Wavy Hair

Discussing hair with a girl of about 9.  She was a bit obsessed with my hair all that year.

Girl: So, do you like straight hair or curly hair?
Me: Well, because I have straight hair I've always wanted curly hair.
Girl [with raised eyebrow]: You have wavy hair, not straight hair. 
Me: No, it's really pretty straight...
Girl: No it's not.  So, my hair is a bit wavy especially when it's been up all day for ballet.

Then followed a discussion on loose curls, tight curls, and hair straighteners, and ballet hairstyles.  We also had a bit of violin in that lesson, I promise.

Latin

I asked a boy in grade 8 what made him passionate, as his piece was rather bland.  (He shrugged his shoulders, as 13-yr-old boys tend to do).

Me: There must be something!
Boy [shrugging]: Aihunno [I think - 'I dunno']
Me: Come on, you're 13 - what do you really want?
Boy [clearly]: Well, I really want to learn Latin.  But it's not offered at school.  I keep asking though.
Me: Well, take that passion [yes, for Latin] and put it into this piece.

And he did.

Earrings

This girl (about 9 years old) looked at me carefully one day, while I was tuning her violin.  I always find it disconcerting when kids start staring at my ears.

Girl:  You know, you always wear different earrings.
Me: Uh-huh.
Girl: And they always match your outfit!

For a couple of years, I thought this particular child was a bit slow.  Turns out she just never practiced.

White Shoes

An 8-yr-old.  Outfits.  Shoes (mine were off-white flats that day).

Girl:  Ooh, I like your shoes!
Me: Thank you.
Girl: I have a pair just like them.  Well, except mine are a different sort of white.  Oh, and mine have a bow at the front.  And mine look more satin-y.  Oh, and mine are smaller of course.
Me: So what you're saying is, you also have a pair of white-ish flat shoes?
Girl: Exactly.

Siblings - Almost

A 5-yr-old, in one of her first lessons, had her fingers all squished up on her bow.  In an effort to give them a bit of breathing room, I asked:

Me: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Girl [with a look of 'surely you know this']: Well... yes... but they're still in mummy's tummy.

I should point out that her mother was about 8 months pregnant with twin boys at the time.