Me:Well, it's that every grownup has some part of them that still thinks like a kid. So "inner child" is just what you call that part--it's not like there's really a child inside--
7yo:Do I have an inner child?
Me:Well, no--you're already a child, so you don't need--
9yo:Not everyone has an inner child. Like, really mean teachers don't.
Me:Oh, I'm sure that even mean teachers have an inner child. They just don't show you that part--
