silver Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I was informed tonight that, "In the Peloponnesian War, there was poisonous peanut butter in pink jars." :lol:She's also coloring herself a "Princess Empire". Can you tell we've been reading about ancient Greece in SOTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronghorn Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well, she has alliteration down anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Kids are funny. I read a chapter on Alexander the Great to dd, "his army mutinied, flatly refusing to go conquer India, so Alex went back to his tent to sulk, etc." Me: "So tell me what happened in this chapter." Her: "Alexander the Great went camping." Not what I was looking for, but quite correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wonderful anecdotes! With family that hails from the Peloponnesus, I especially enjoyed the first one recounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 We had a weekend like that. Dd4 is extremely consumed by Greek Mythology at the moment, so we took her to a larger museum with a collection of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts. i discovered she has an interesting view on Zeus and Hera. "Mom, maybe Hera wouldn't hae been so mean and vengeful if Zeus would stop making all those BABIES! said in a voice definitely not museum-appropriate:) Afterward we took her to her first play as a suprise. Totally innocuous, a Rapunzel variation. So when she got VERY upset when we found our seats I couldn't figure out why. The guy directly behind us was wearing a shirt with Abraham Lincoln on it and she was worried he was going to get shot by John Wilkes Booth😳 Because apparently plays are synonymous with assassination in her mind:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 We had a weekend like that. Dd4 is extremely consumed by Greek Mythology at the moment, so we took her to a larger museum with a collection of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts. i discovered she has an interesting view on Zeus and Hera. "Mom, maybe Hera wouldn't hae been so mean and vengeful if Zeus would stop making all those BABIES! said in a voice definitely not museum-appropriate:) Afterward we took her to her first play as a suprise. Totally innocuous, a Rapunzel variation. So when she got VERY upset when we found our seats I couldn't figure out why. The guy directly behind us was wearing a shirt with Abraham Lincoln on it and she was worried he was going to get shot by John Wilkes Booth😳 Because apparently plays are synonymous with assassination in her mind:( One of my mythology club kids, after we built the family tree for the Greek Gods commented "If Zeus were my husband, I'd shoot him!"- the moms present were having a hard time not bursting out laughing-because that's about the way we saw it, too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 One of my mythology club kids, after we built the family tree for the Greek Gods commented "If Zeus were my husband, I'd shoot him!"- the moms present were having a hard time not bursting out laughing-because that's about the way we saw it, too ! Too cute:) Speaking of your mythology club, I was thinking of it a couple of days ago. We are going to the UK for Christmas and have decided to take Alex for a week side trip to Greece. Planning on hitting as many museums, temple ruins, etc as possible. Happy to bring back anything that can fit in a suitcase or be shipped:) I will send you a PM with details:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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