Little Tyke

How to deal with annoying busybody parents!

My 9yo dd’s way of dealing with these situations goes something like this:

BusyBody: Do you know the capital of North Dakota?

DD: Uh, that stuff is so boring. Did you know koalas are the pickiest eaters on earth? There are several hundred different kinds of eucalyptus, and they will only eat the kind that is poison to
everybody else. It’s not poison to the koalas though. They have something in their stomach that makes it safe. Caterpillars are picky eaters too. They only eat one type of plant for the entire time they are a caterpillar . . .

I’ve never coached her to do this. It’s just something she tends to do on her own, so I haven’t bothered to interfere.