This is a conversation I had with my daughter Leighanne as we were driving home from Chinese School.
Leighanne: Mom, tell me about the Jima Bean War.
Me: Leighanne the what? I’ve never heard of the Jima Bean War. Tell me what you know about it.
Leighanne: It’s a war after the War of 1812.
Me: (Racking my brain) Umm Honey, I cannot think of anything to do with a Jima Bean War.
Leighanne: You spell it LOWA JIMA.
Me :(Trying not to burst out laughing) I think you mean the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War 2.
Leighanne: Yeah–that’s the right word. And we both died laughing.
To her credit–her teacher told them about several Wars and events that they would study about in the 5th Grade–She just got them a LITTLE CONFUSED.
I was thankful that my brain remembered that I had really never heard of such.
All in all it was a great laugh on the way home.