One Foot

By Chris

With cousin Kai over, Ben can lead an interesting array of activities. This afternoon they had the tape measure out, measuring everything. TV: "62" "check". And so on. So, I sense a learning opportunity. "What are those numbers." "72 whats?." Kai says: "Pounds!" Nope, they're inches. "Inches!" Kai says. "Right," I reply. "So, how many inches are in a foot." So, Ben holds up his foot for Kai to measure. "No, not that kind of foot. There's 12 inches in a foot" I explain. "Oh . . . here, do mine," Kai suggests, holding his foot up to Ben. "That's not twelve either," Ben says after measuring. "No, I mean, well . . . oh, never mind. Go have fun." I finish.