With Apologies

While we were watching one of the girls play soccer, I pointed out the referee, Bruce, in a sea of bright blue and red jerseys. Another mom and I were noting how dedicated he is to training and leading all of the refs.

"Who's Bruce?" asked The Boy.

"He's the referee. He's on the field wearing black. With stripes."

"Which one?"

"The one in black. The only one in black."

"With white stripes down the side and little skinny stripes on the shirt?"

"Yes. He's the man. The only man on the field."

"With white hair? Oh! I mean gray hair. My apologize (sic). I said white, but it's gray. Oops. My apologize."