Making New Friends

Abe has recently started a new school, and every day we ask him if he has made new friends. At first he would say "yes" but then couldn't remember their names. Now, he talks about two boys -- Gavin and Tanner. It seems he talks an awful lot about how they play Spider-Man together, which made us wonder if he "lets" them play anything else. Abe can be sort of bossy, you know.

JAKE: Abe, you should ask your friends what they want to play. Maybe they don't want to play Spider-Man all the time.

ABE: *blank stare*

JAKE: Do you ask your friends what they want to play?

ABE: Yes. I ask Gavin if he wants to play Spider-Man, and he says, "yes." I asked Gavin if he likes Spider-Man and he says, "yes." I asked him what he wants to play and he says, "yes." He says "yes" to EVERYthing.

JAKE: Abe, does Gavin speak English?

ABE: I don't think so.

So, it turns out Abe has befriended Gavin, a little Chinese boy who apparently only knows how to say, "yes." Which, for Abe, works out perfectly.

You can say Abe is a lot of things, but stupid is certainly not one of them.