For the blackmail files...

[rivka]

Alex: We're all bees. I'm the queen bee.
Me: I guess you lay lots and lots of eggs, huh?
Alex (very proudly): I also mate!
Me: ...
Alex: I mate! I mate with the... what kind of bee is it?
Me: The drones?
Alex: Yeah. I mate with many drones.

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Me: ...

My thought exactly.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Now you just need to have the conversation about the birds, and your parenting duties are complete!

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Dale: Excellent movie. Watch it at midnight.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Oh. Dear. Ghods.

[naomikritzer]

Ohhhhhhhhhh my. ::rolls::

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

You are in so very, very much trouble. You have no idea.

(My Mary was an Alex. The result is wonderful. But, ohmigod, the process! :))

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Any survival tactics you'd recommend? Is it too judgmental to tell her that she can't mate with bees until she's at least 18?

[kate_nepveu]

Oh, ow, now *this* made me laugh until I hurt . . .

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Oh, gods I choked on my coffee.. :)

[selki.livejournal.com]

Hmm. You could ask her how she handles the scheduling arrangements, and do any of the drones have aversions to any traits of any of the other drones (pets/nopets, smoking/nosmoking,countrymusic/Mozart), and whether any of the drones come from other hives, involving long-distance-relationship skills.

Or, yeah, just go with the no-mate-with-bees-till-18 thing.

Hee hee hee! Wow.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

I will just observe that the post below this one on my reading list is a link to an article about a beekeeper who builds churches for bees. There is something in the air....

And: Right.

[tendyl.livejournal.com]

Other than the hysterical laughter, which necessitated an explaination to my co-worker...all I can think is "Oh frick, what did I get myself in for..."

I <3 your daughter

[ailbhe]

Hee!