This didn't happen to me, but it easily could have. A friend of mine was helping a four year old at her library get started on the games computer today, and the little girl started to pop quiz her:

Little Girl: Where's your mom?
Librarian: She's at work.
Little Girl: Is she going to pick you up?
Librarian: No, I have a car.
Little Girl: Where's your car?
Librarian: In the parking lot.

They were then interrupted by a phone call for my friend. When she returned the little girl had made a mental age adjustment and took her questioning in another direction.

Little Girl: Do you have a baby?
Librarian: No.
Little Girl: Why not?
Librarian: I don't have a husband.
Little Girl: Why not?
Librarian: Just don't need one.
Little Girl: Are you a lesbian?

Okay, how do four year olds know that word? I know parents are probably more progressive now then my parents (my mother thought it was huge thing this weekend to admit to me that she likes Ellen -- oy!). Is it that Heather Has Two Mommies is required preschool reading now? Someone needs to give me the heads up about these things! Anyway, my friend told the little girl that she did have a boyfriend, what his name was, what they yell at each other about, etc.

Hmmm. Now I'm trying to think what is the weirdest thing a kid has asked me in a library.

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