Kid: “My mom says if I do well on the state test, she’ll get me a new iPad”
Me: “Nice. Can she get me one, too?”
Kid: “You need a new one?”
Me: “Not a NEW one. Just one in general. I’ve never had one.”
Kid: (prolonged, dumbfounded stare)
Me: “Yes?”
Kid: “Are you…(whispering)…poor?”