Being a kid I have been underestimated many times, and not usually expected to perform better than adults. Like many times in arguments with my parents it doesn’t matter how much logical sense my argument makes, they always win because they “are the adults and I am the Child”. I love talking with adults at parties because they never expect for me to be able to talk maturely about things, but I always have them surprised at the end of the night.
We were in Palm Springs with our good friends from Chicago that have a house there. We stayed there for a week and one night we went to a party for one of the neighbors birthday. It was a party devoid of children so I hovered around my parents until I was enticed by one of my dad’s conversations. He was talking to and older man who had the air of success around him. He asked my some questioned in a condescending tone which I answered in my most serious voice. He was impressed and I learned that he was the retired head lawyer of AT&T that was with the company from the beginning. We talked for the rest of the party and I knew I made an impression. I think that after that night he lost his prejudices that all kids were stupid and he will treat kids with the respect they deserve.
