Insects or Out-sects?

By MAGGIE WANG

In the car on the way home from seeing A-Gong & A-Ma Ding, Sedona was telling me: "We don't let spiders, bees, ants or flies in our house because they are animals."

Trying to teach her new things, I told her that they were not animals; they were insects.

She found me to be completely silly and said, "No, Mommy, OUT-sects! OUT-sects!"

I explained to her that even though they weren't allowed inside, they were named "insects."

She didn't believe me, but I think she'll eventually learn that I wasn't lying to her.