How do I explain my job after my child started calling it 'The Business'?
Funny'Mum is in The Business,' my seven-year-old told our neighbour. 'I can't discuss the details.'
I work from home updating delivery timetables. He overheard me say, 'I need to deal with some business,' and I once joked that my laptop held secret missions. Now he imagines a much more dramatic career.
When the neighbour asked what I actually do, he said she would need permission. I laughed and changed the subject. That probably helped the story.
He has to draw the people in his household doing their work for a class activity. His drawing of me has dark glasses, a briefcase and a desk labelled CLASSIFIED. I don't want to squash a funny bit of imagination, but I also haven't given him a clear ordinary answer.
How do I explain the timetable job without presenting his drawing as something embarrassing he needs to correct?