Max read a book by Max Lucado called The Oak Inside the Acorn with my mom. He told me about the book, then got very sad and said, “I have to let go of you.”

What??

He showed me the picture of the little acorn who, once he was old enough, had to let go of his mother, the tree and fall to the earth. We talked about how he would go to college and move away from me. His biggest concern was that he wouldn’t know the way to our house.

It was a very sweet and emotional conversation to have with a nearly-5-year-old.

So Max’s favorite song is “That’s Not My Name” by the Ting Tings. He loves singing it with me.

We were singing it at breakfast and I told him we’d play it when we got in the car. I’m still trying to teach him the difference between a radio song I can’t play on command and a cd I can. He said, “I hope you can find it.”

I replied, “I know where it is.”

Max: “You should go to that .com to find it.”

Me: “Huh? What .com?”

Max: “ThatsNotMyName.com.”

Whaaaa? That kid cracks me up. He doesn’t even really know what a .com is and here he is making up clever ones.

At lunch today, we were talking about my friend who works at the library.

“How can he skate on a clock?” inquired little Max.

Huh?

Then I remembered when we visited the friend and he was out back skateboarding. I teased him about skating on the clock.

Kids say the darndest things.