Telemarketers...As Explained by a Six Year Old.

Ring, ring, ring.

I look at the caller ID and ignore the telephone hissing, “telemarketers,” as I continue my task preparing dinner. My youngest inquires, “Why didn’t you answer the phone Momma?” Immediately my eldest chimes in, “Telemarketers again huh Mom?”
“Yup!” I answer nonchalantly.

Youngest: Momma, what’s a telemarketer?

Eldest: I’ll answer that Mom.

Before I can respond, she begins her lecture to her awestruck, intently listening younger sister.

Eldest: Well baby, (forget the fact that she is only 21/2 years older) a telemarketer is a bad person that always calls Mummy during dinnertime asking her to buy something when they should know that she has no money and she already told them so and make her to say, …I’m not interested, please take me off your list!! Then they force her to hang up on them. Right Mom?

Youngest: Oh! We don’t like telemarketers Momma?

My Reponse: No Honey it’s not that we don’t like them, we just don’t like them always calling during dinner.

Everyone seems satisfied with my adjunct. My eldest beams at what she believes, is her masterful explanation of the situation, my youngest quietly ruminates in her light bulb moment. Dinner preparation continues as per usual.