As our mornings rarely run smoothly, I wasn't paying much attention to what they were saying, Amelia on the other hand was, especially when one of the readers mentioned evolution.
"Mummy, what's everylution?" She asks.
"You mean evo lution darling." I explained, but what really was going through my mind was this -
"It's not even 8am, your brother already hates me, I've not even got half way through my (now cold) coffee, and you want me to explain evolution! You're four years old!"
Like any desperate parent, I started looking for examples in Disney films and children's programmes. Then it hit me.....
The Croods! You legends!
Yes! Get in!!
"So darling, you know the Croods?"
She nods.
"Well, millions of years ago, that's how people lived; in caves, having to hunt for food. Well through evolution, we learnt to build houses, roads, cars, to wear proper clothes, and now we buy our food from the supermarket. Evolution is how things change!"
BOOM! It was the best I could do after half a coffee, but it worked!
The real definition (Thanks to www.dictionary.reference.com)
1. Any process of formation or growth; development
2. A product of such development; something evolved
P.S. If you haven't watched The Croods, just do it. I bloody love it.
One of the marvellous things about having children, is being able to watch kids films without any shame. Not everyone has this privilege - abuse it!