Ask the Centaur: When A Kid Knows Everything

by Guest Mom Theresa Romain

“Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.”~ Yoda, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones

“I know everything, Mommy.” ~My five-year-old daughter, Little Miss R

Hi, PBK moms—thanks so much for letting me join you today!

When it comes to shaping kids’ personalities, nature must play a big part right along with nurture. Don’t you think? There’s no other way my husband and I—quiet folks who could both oh-so-easily turn into hermits—could have produced a child like Little Miss R.

Little Miss R is, in her own words, a fairy princess mermaid ballerina centaur. (I’m still trying to get her to draw a picture of that one.) She has a very vivid imagination, as you might guess, and she will talk to anyone about anything. This kid has more social confidence at the age of five than I had by the age of…well, ever.

She told me recently that she knows everything. “Go on,” she said. “Ask me anything.” We went through serious questions, like “What is the meaning of life?” We went through silly questions like “What sound does a carrot make?” Nothing stumps her. She’s young enough to think she has all the answers.

On the one hand, I love this confidence and don’t want to squelch it.

On the other hand, I want her to, you know, have some humility.

On the other other hand (because moms have three hands, or at least wish they did), I thought this was a pretty funny game. And by the way, a carrot makes a sort of chomping, clicking sound.

Now it’s your turn. Since Little Miss R knows everything, what would you like to ask her? She’s home with me today, so I’ll run all your questions by her and give you the straight-from-the-centaur’s-mouth answers.

Historical romance author Theresa Romain pursued an impractical education that allowed her to read everything she could get her hands on. She then worked for universities and libraries, where she got to read even more. Eventually she started writing, too. She lives with her family in the Midwest, where she is working on her next book. On September 3, her Regency take on the Cyrano tale, IT TAKES TWO TO TANGLE, will be published by Sourcebooks.  

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