CONVERSATIONS WITH ITTY BITTY

(My 6, almost 7, year old grandson and I were riding in the car one day and this came up.)

ITTY BITTY:  Nana, why are you fat?

ME:  Excuse me?

ITTY BITTY:  Why are you fat?

ME:  That’s not the kind of question you should ask a lady.

ITTY BITTY:  But, you’re Nana not some lady.

ME:  (giving up).  Okay, I’m fat because I eat too much of the wrong foods.

ITTY BITTY:  Like what?

ME:  Chocolate cake.

ITTY BITTY:  What should you eat?

ME:  Celery.

ITTY BITTY:  Why?

ME:  There are these things called calories and some foods have too many calories and some have very little.  Calories make you have energy, but too many make you fat.

ITTY BITTY:  Huh?

ME:  (I could get into a whole scientific rant but am not up to it.)  Chocolate cake has a lot of calories, but celery has very few.  I eat more chocolate cake than celery and that’s why I’m fat.

ITTY BITTY:  Well, what are you going to do about that?

ME:  I guess I’m going to have to eat more celery than chocolate cake.

ITTY BITTY:  Well, that’s sad.  (Wise beyond his years.)