Piaget. Vindicated Yet Again

It's been a long, long time since teacher's college -- or, more likely, Psych 101 before that -- so there's no way I'm going to remember the name of this stage (Concrete Operations?), but what you're seeing here is a perfect example of it.

Guess what? You cannot see these children. They are hiding. They are hidden, you see, because they cannot see you. They're not just being playful and silly. They really, really believe it. Of course, I play along.

"Where's Dries? I don't know! Where could he be???"

"Ada Jane! Where'd you go? Did you hide on me? "

(Sound track to both of the above: gigglegigglegiggle)

Guess what? You can't see him, either! Because his eyes are shut! He's completely vanished! Invisible!

And when he opens those eyes, I will leap back in astonishment. "THERE you are!!!"

...gigglegigglegigglegigglegiggle...