those tricky vowel sounds

on the way to school this morning, big sister asked me if aunt gina was blond.  I said “yes, she is.”  she said, “no, she is not blond.”  of course, i corrected her and explained that people with yellow hair are blond, and aunt gina has yellow hair.  she thought for a second, then said, “but aunt gina can see.  she is not blond.”  then it clicked with me.  big sister thought she was saying blind, not blond.  so i did my best to explain the difference between blind & blond.  thankfully, it is so much less confusing to be a brunette!