No Child Left Behind

Our last morning of vacation was spent packing, while DS spent the morning fishing with Grandpa, starting at 7am. Since the lake was on our way home, we decided to save time by picking him up on the way, rather than wait for him to ride back to the hotel to meet us. DD must have heard this plan at least half a dozen times as it was discussed, rediscussed, and discussed once again among various family members.

So we finish packing, say our goodbyes and head off down the back roads to meet DS at an out-of-the-way diner. DD asks, "Where are we going?" to which we reply, "To pick up your brother, or didn't you notice the empty seat beside you?"

"Is this the way to get there?"

"Nah, we just thought we would take some other random roads for fun, and leave him in Wisconsin."

Unfortunately, playful sarcasm is lost on our daughter. We know this, but the temptation is sometimes too strong. For some reason, sequential logic is one of the "broken" pieces of our FASD daughter's brain. We've tried to train in the "think before asking" mechanism, but with mixed success, so for now we get a lot of exchanges like this one.