I was walking Jamie home from nursery last night and experienced a moment I am unlikely to ever forget.
It was a dark but clear evening and the stars were beaming in the sky. Jamie likes stars.
So, keen to help him along with his astronomical education, I pointed at the brightest light of all and attempted to get all clever.
"That's not a star, Jamie," I announced proudly.
"Yes it is," retorted White Jnr with total disdain.
"No, that's a planet," I replied.
"Ooooooooo," he cooed. "Is it Earth?" (I told him last week that we all lived on Planet Earth).
"No, it's another planet called Venus," I explained. "Isn't that exciting?"
"Yes, that's very exciting," said Jamie, without any obvious hint of irony.
Giving it a couple of minutes, I decided to find out if what Professor Daddy had just taught him had stuck.
"What's that bright light?" I asked, pointing skywards once again.
"It's a planet!" he declared proudly.
"And what's it called?" I enquired further.
"Penis!"
Maybe he's still a bit too young for planets.
