Me: Lucy would you like to go to school?
Lucy: No
Me: You’d get to play with other little boys and girls and learn all kinds of new things
Lucy: Yes, but all the mommies leave their kids there for a REALLY LONG TIME and I would miss you. I love you and want to be with you.
Me: I love you too sweetie but I think you would have fun with all the other little kids
Lucy: But they would ask me questions and I wouldn’t know ANY of the answers.

(editor’s note: the irony of this statement is that the reason why we HAVEN’T sent her to preschool is because she already knows everything they would teach her there and has almost mastered Kindergarten)

Me: OH Lucy, not true. You would know lots of answers and even if you didn’t that is what school is about — learning new things.
Lucy: But I don’t know how to count to 100. I DON’T KNOW HOW TO COUNT TO 100!

(editor’s note: I think this was for impact so I would realize how important a skill this really is).

Me: Well, no need to worry about it now. You have another year before you’ll need to go to school
Lucy: When I’m older?
Me: Yes
Lucy: Yeah, because I’m not tough enough to go to school yet. I need to be A LOT stronger and A LOT tougher

(editor’s note: has she been reading the newspaper reports about the public schools lately?)