We got an Amazon Echo a few months back. "Alexa", as it's called, has become a handy and well-used addition to our family. Fortunately, it doesn't recognize the kids' attempts to use it, or else we'd be listening to lame jokes and the song "Everything is Awesome" all day, every day.
As I'm making breakfast this morning, still slightly groggy.
Me: Alexa--how many tablespoons in a quarter cup?
Alexa: There are 4 tablespoons in a quarter cup.
Me: Thanks.
Edee: Mom--why did you say "thanks" to Alexa? She's a robot!
Me: I know....I said it because... I want to be a good example to you guys in using my manners....
(maybe slightly true, maybe I was mostly just tired...)
Edee: Mom, you do not need to say dat to a robot. She's not even that helpful!!
Me: Yes she is, she helps us all the time.
Edee: Remember? She doesn't even know anything about kiwis or where dey are from.
Me: Alexa--where do kiwi fruit grow?
Alexa: Sorry, I can't find the answer to the question.
Edee: She doesn't even know where strawberries grow.
Me: Alexa--what are strawberries?
Alexa: Fraganaria times ananassa, a fraganaria species of plant.
Me: See?
Edee: Yeah, but she doesn't know where dey are from!
Me: But.....okay, Alexa--where are strawberries from...
Alexa: Sorry, I can't find the answer to the question.
Edee: See? She doesn't really even know dat much!!!
I was too tired and groggy to argue. Silly me for thinking thanking a robot would make any type of impact. Alexa and I were both proved to be fools.
Oh noodles.
"Edee" and "Chicken" are nicknames for my two little rascals. The names originated from how my daughter would pronounce both her own and little brother's name when she first started talking. They've stuck. Chicken may live to regret that someday....
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