During a recent mealtime conversation, wherein we were talking about birthdays, Lauren mentioned she was very excited about turning six. She thinks six is an exotic age, that many good things will happen once she reaches the ripe old age of six.
Naturally, Gracie is equally excited. We gave assurance that six is, indeed, a magical age. To emphasize how monumental that age is, I held up six fingers and said, "Six is HUGE!"
"No, momma, that's not how you do six," Lauren told me. She held her little fist proudly and (with the thumb side facing outward), raised her middle finger to show me she was making the number six. (The index finger and thumb create the circle, while the middle finger makes the curved line.)
"Uhm... who taught you to make a six like that?" I asked.
"Ms. B, last year at school."
We are absolutely certain that Ms. B, K3 teacher at the church preschool, probably used her index finger to make the curved line (versus the middle finger).
Now, in situations that might be fraught tension (e.g., heated conversations with DMV personnel), we jokingly ask, "Do you want to see my six?"
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