Parachutes

Emmuska, being the weed that she is, really needed new shoes so off we went to find some. I'm not sure where she gleaned the information (because I didn't say anything...) but this seemed to be the catalyst for the revelation that there are many different types of shoes.
'Mom these are sneakers.' she said of her newly acquired shoes.
'Yes they are.'
'Sneakers are a type of shoe.'
'Yes they are.'
'Hikers are a type of shoe too.'
'Yes they are.'
'Church shoes and boots are types of shoes too.'
'Yes they are.'
'And clappy shoes...'
'Tap shoes'
'Yeah tap shoes are a type of shoe too.'
'Yes they are.'
'And parachutes are a type of shoe too.'
'No parachutes are like really big umbrellas that help people jump out of airplanes. Perhaps you mean pair of shoes which means a set of shoes or two shoes that are the same.'
'Pair of shoes are a type of shoe too.'
'No a pair of shoes is a set like Liberty is wearing two shoes that are the same that is a pair of shoes. You are wearing two shoes that are the same that is a pair of shoes.'
'So a parachute is a type of shoe too.'
'No a parachute is a really big umbrella that helps people jump out of airplanes.'
'Then a pair of shoes is a type of shoe.'
'No...'
Yeah it went on like that for a while. I'm not sure I've convinced her otherwise so for all I know if I hadn't gone off to take care of something else we might still be having this conversation.