Toy Stories

The other night Thor starting saying something about the toys at day care. I was a little bit baffled, since he doesn’t attend day care, and I don’t recall ever mentioning the concept of day care to him. I tried to clarify, but he just kept insisting that there were toys at day care – I’m sure there are, in fact. I couldn’t really get a whole lot more out of him on the topic.

 

Finally, it dawned on me (somehow) that he was talking about the plot of Toy Story 3. I asked him if he was talking about Buzz and Woody going to day care, and sure enough, that was it.

 

Then yesterday he brought up college (I was only half-listening, and didn’t get the whole thing). I asked him if Dad goes to college. He said, “No, Dad goes to school.” Once again, I wondered where he was getting this college thing. He made a few more disjointed comments about college and then something about toys. Once again, I realized we were in Toy Story 3 territory. So I said, “Wait. The toys didn’t go to college. Andy went to college and the toys stayed with a little girl so she could play with them.” He seemed satisfied and we were able to change the topic.

 

Oddly, I don’t think he’s even watched Toy Story 3 lately. It’s funny to watch him pick up on these terms which he really only vaguely grasps, and then talk about them, like he’s still trying to process the plot. So cute.