Background Knowledge

Chet and I were standing in the kitchen talking about an issue with one of the boys. I was telling him some things that have happened in the last week. Chet then tells Carter to turn around and eat his lunch. I look over and Carter is cranking himself to be able to hear what we are talking about. Chet told him to worry about himself, and Carter says, "What? I am getting background knowledge, so that later when you are talking about something else, I will know what you are talking about." What!!! That kid! Our little parrot. We call him that but he doesn't understand why. We have to be soooooooo careful, because he listens to everything we say with his supersonic hearing, and then repeats it at the most opportune time! Gotta love it!