white girl

this morning, as I was dropping the kid off at school, he stopped suddenly and stared at my head...

the kid: mommy, your hair is getting blond.
me: it is? 
the kid: yeah. maybe sometimes dark hair starts getting lighter. so maybe you'll be blond some day. 
me: um, okay.
the kid: or maybe you'll be a white girl.
me: I am a white girl. see? white. girl. 
the kid: I mean your hair. I think your hair is starting to get white.
me: um, yeah. thanks. let's get you in to school. love you. buh-bye.