ESL teens should be a breeze after Ty

These conversations really happened within 10 minutes of each other.

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Ty: Mom, what do berries look like?

Me: Well there are lots of types of berries.  Some are small and round.  Others are large and bumpy.

Ty:  But, Moooooom! What kind of berries?

Me:  What do you mean, ‘what kind of berries?’ That doesn’t make any sense.

Ty: Listen to me.  What kind of berries!?!?!

Me:  That’s not a complete thought.

Ty:  Moooooooooom. What kind of berries?!!?

Me:  You can ask, ‘What kind of berries are we growing?’ or ‘What kind of berries are small and round?’ but you cannot just ask ‘What kind of berries?’  It doesn’t make any sense.

Ty: What kind of berries are poisonous?

Me:  Oh, that makes more sense.

Ty:  That’s what I said!?!?  Weren’t you listening closely?

Me: <deep sigh>

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less than 5 minues later
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Ty: What’s the name of the sheep song?

Me:  What sheep song?

Ty:  <exasperated> The song with the sheep!

Me:  There are lots of songs with sheep.  Which one are you thinking of?

Ty:  I can’t remember the first part.

Me:  What’s the second part?

Ty: I can’t remember any of the parts.

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I wish I could say these types of conversations were the exception, but instead I’m thinking I should be packaging his Kindergarten curriculum with a case of wine.

Welcome to my life.