I babysit for my neighbor (who is also a Phi Mu) and she has the most adorable little boy. He has these little plastic PlaySkool toy children. Some of the children are black. There is one that has two ponytails and her hair looks like a buch of little bumps to look like curly/nappy hair. So I picked her up and said,
"Look, Jack. She looks just like me!"
At the time, I had corn row braids in my hair, so he takes a look at me and tries to see the back of my head.
Then he says "No Miss ____. Her has two things (ponytails) and you has one. Her has hair like grapes, you has hair like worms."
I died laughing and gave him a bunch of hugs and kisses.
He also told his mother that "Daddy can't tell colors!" Because his father insists the grape Skittles are purple when Jack swears they are brown.
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