I know better than to ask a question to a child , but I did it anyway. Molly was playing in her bedroom. I walked by on the way to put in my eye drops. Foolishly, I asked Molly if it was OK if I used her bathroom to use the mirror. Molly look at me and grinned and said "It would be better if you used Kate's bathroom." So I went across the house to use Kate's bathroom, realizing that I had just asked a foolish question.
If our conversation had been over heard by Christina, Molly would have been corrected, but as I had asked the question, I had to agree with the answer. What Molly was thinking, I suspect, is that Kate has been away in New York, so her bathroom was tidy while Molly's bathroom was definitely not tidy. Also she knows that normally I use Kate's bathroom and Molly is a child who likes routines. She likes everyone in their proper place. Often, we switch seats at the dining table. That does not please her at all. So I suspect that in her mind, I am supposed to use Kate's bathroom every time. I chuckled but I knew that Christina would not be pleased to hear Molly's response to my question. But I never said a word about it. I just laughed. "If you don't like the answer, don't ask the question," I said to myself.
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