“Ma, do you know who invented the fidget spinner?” Pablo asked inquisitively, while standing next to Trina in the kitchen.
It was early in the morning. Trina was hurriedly working in the kitchen. Pablo had Christmas party in school and the teacher had asked him to bring 12 coin pizzas. Despite being a lousy cook Trina had decided to make it herself instead of ordering from outside.
Trina was definitely not in a mood to discuss the invention of fidget spinner; momentarily she was more worried about the Italian invention. She dismissively replied “I don’t know beta”
“Lord Vishnu” was Pablo’s confident reply.
“Lord Vishnu!” Trina was surprised.
“Have you seen the Sudarshan Chakra? It was the first fidget spinner.” Pablo replied with an impish chuckle.
Trina nodded and said “Yes, you are right” while spreading pizza sauce on the last one. A wide grin spread across her face.
Pablo continued his explanation “Vishnu used to get bored sitting on that snake throughout the day. He was also bored of taking those leg massages from that lady, who sat near his foot. Therefore to kill boredom he invented the fidget spinner.” There was a sense of pride and accomplishment on Pablo’s face.
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Today’s story is a real conversation between me and my son, early in the morning today.
Trina Looks Back 
We have an expression “kids say the darnest things” and we’ve had several TV shows over the years on the topic. I read the real explanation the other day and I like this one better.
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Ha ha ha…thanks a ton Alana.
I am sorry I bothered you. Your comments were in the spam folder all along. Good you asked me to check.
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ha ha! good one…absolutely!
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Thanks Arv 😂😊
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So cute.. how old is he? I always wonder how they get these thoughts and how good is their imagination.
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He is 9 years old… Thanks so much Ramya…kids of this generation are way smarter than us.
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Cute aspic well as being ingenious. Thanks for sharing. Excited for 2018-A Year of Thankfulness
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Yes Shirley…thanks for visiting
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