Jack: Mama, remember when we saw all those "ambleances" and stuff?
Mom: What are you talking about?
Jack: The ambleances?
Mom: What ambulances?
Jack: The ambleances with the flashing lights and stuff? And the people?
Mom (searching for some memory to go with this vagueness): Oh yeah, and the traffic was all backed up? The accident this morning? When we saw the police and fire trucks?
Jack: Yeah. (pause) Mom, what are you talking about?
Mom: I don't know. What are you talking about?
Jack: I don't know.
Hmmm. Sometimes it's difficult to have a meaningful conversation with a 3 year old. Funny all the same.
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