Pluggers and Pipers or Maybe a Penguin

Bradley’s eating lunch and he says, “Mom, when I grow up I want to be a plugger.”
Me: “What’s a plugger? What do they do?”
Bradley: “I forgot. Maybe they are called a piper. What is it called, Mom, a plugger or a piper?”

Me: “Well, I’m not sure I understand. What do they do?”

Bradley: “I know what they do. I don’t know how to say it.” And he is getting a little frustrated.

Me: “Do you mean a plumber? They fix pipes.” I thought that was a good guess.

Bradley: “No.”

Me: “What about an electrician? They fix plugs.”

Bradley: “No.”

Me: “Well, maybe if you tell me what kinds of things they do on the job, I will know if it is a plugger or a piper.”

And we are going around in circles and getting no where with this conversation because he just can’t find the words to express what he is thinking.

So I do what every good mom does, I say, “Ask your Dad.”

It was funny hearing them go back and forth; plugger piper plugger piper. Sounds like a riddle.

“What do they do?” we keep asking.

Bradley knows, he just can’t find the words to explain and seems very tired of having this conversation with his parents. I mean, geesh, we should know, we are the parents! 

And we are all still clueless. What’s a plugger? A piper?

 

I’ll just chalk this one up to one of those funny conversations and move on. But I can’t help but keep wondering what in the world he is trying to say. I mean, this is what he wants to be when he grows up, for now. Last week he wanted to be a penguin.

 

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