The Mind of a 10-Year-Old

I was hanging out with my sister and her family this morning at breakfast and then church. My sister has two sons and a daughter. I'm always amazed at how children's minds' work. Truly fascinated. I mean, they come up with the craziest concepts and ways of looking at things.

So this morning in church, I'm sitting between my 10-year-old nephew Jordan, and his younger brother, Andrew. They brought some paper to scribble on and were able to scrounge up a pen from my sister's purse. Jordan got the pen from Andrew but Andrew needed it back. So this is how my conversation with Jordan went:

Me: Jordan, can Andrew have the pen back.
Jordan: No.
Me: Actually, he had it first and he wasn't done with it so please give it to me.
Jordan: (As he hands the pen to Andrew) Then why did you ask me if I could give it to him? Why did you make me think I had a choice?
Me: Well, that was just a polite way of me saying, "Give the pencil back to Andrew."

Later, I let Jordan borrow a pen from me which he put back in my purse a while after. He then turns to me and says:

Jordan: Can I have the pen back?
Me: No. We're getting to the most important part of the mass.
Jordan: Actually, that was just a polite way of me saying, "Give me the pen again."

At which point I turned to him and gave him a high-five. Well played, Jordan. I swear, this kid amazes me!