PROPER ATTIRE

By Dan Miller
October 23, 2007

Here's another thought provoking conversation between my daughter and me.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I jotted down this dialogue after it took place in June of 2006, when McKensie was 7 years old.
Since then, these notations have been parked on my desktop in a folder for unused items.

With McKensie's 9th birthday approaching, I figured I'd better post it before she's prone to voice objections.

(McKensie): "Daddy, what kind of clothes do robbers wear?"

(Me): "I don't know -- just the same kind of clothes that anyone else might wear."

(McKensie): "You mean you can't tell a robber by the clothes he wears?"

(Me): "No, anybody wearing anything might be a robber.... but sometimes a robber will wear a mask so nobody can see his face."

(McKensie): "I thought robbers had special uniforms to wear when they're gonna rob somebody."

(Me): "No, they might be wearing anything, you just never know."
After a few moments of thought, I added, "Of course, when they go to prison they do wear a prison uniform."

(McKensie): "Oh yeah, maybe that's what I was thinking about."

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