Kid Paranoia; Too smart, too young

Once upon a boring day, I was on my way home after a day’s share of disappointments. At that point, the only thing that could save my deteriorating mood was something unusually unexpected to happen or an Emerald Tree Boa (I <3>

Something unexpected - happiness lies within it

Emerald Tree Boa, this would put a smile on my face

Of course, as assumed, if neither of the two happened, I wouldn’t be writing about this so yes, something unexpected did happen. My ears are awesome *shakes victory fist* and I was able to overhear a conversation by these two people on the train, a mother and her daughter. Without further ado, this is how the conversation went as I recall it.

Mother: Vad vill du saga? ( What do you want to say)

Daughter: Jag vill lära mig gitarr mamma!!! (I wanna learn how to play guitar mom)

Mother: Jaså, då ska vi se.. din farbror kan spela gitarr, kanske du kan fråga honom? (I see, hrrrm, your uncle can play the guitar, maybe you’d want to ask him?)

Daughter: Nej, han ser ut som pedofil! ( Nah, he looks like a pedophile)

… OK STOP HERE!!! … Reeeewind *zzzzzzt!* “han ser ut som pedofil”

I was mesmerized by what I just heard! I heard this behind me while I was sitting on the subway and I literally performed a 180 degree neck turn in ½ second, nearly breaking my neck while still holding a surprised mischievous smile on my face. (Because I'm weird like that)

At that point I realized, this effing made my day! Just what I needed! a dose of weirdness.
I was happy to hear that nowadays kids can very well take good care of themselves, I didn’t get why mom asked her to “hålla dig tyst” (shut up), I think she should be proud of her daughter, and understand that kids these days just keep getting smarter and smarter.

This is evident proof that children DO say the DARNEST things! 'asså' this simple conversation portrays alot about the Swedish culture.

I just simply ADORE the wit of most children here in Sweden, because of the healthy exposure to newspapers, good TV discipline and proper educational upbringing.

Salute to the seemingly slow education, in the end, it's worth it.

Conclusion, the 10-year old girl is built for awesome!