A little learning is a dangerous thing.

[rivka]

Last night at the dinner table, Alex looked lovingly into my eyes and said, "Mom, when you die, a bunch of grownups can help, and we'll make you into a mummy."

What can you say in response to an offer like that? I decided to go with "Thank you."

Later on I remembered what I should have said.

"Alex, did you mean it when you said you would make me into a mummy when I die?"

"Uh huh."

"I don't want you to take my brain out through my nose."

She gave me the gentle but firm look that I gave her when she told me she didn't want to get her vaccines. "But that's how they do it."

End of discussion.

Comments

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

*attempts to collapse in helpless giggles, but is restrained by keyboard shelf*

[crazysoph.livejournal.com]

You know,... I suddenly start to understand why parents can become so concerned with "protecting" their progeny from ... dangerous concepts.

Crazy(they only say it about drugs and sex, but... we all know it's what ideas the kids come up with to do to them! *wink*)Soph

PS cackling like a drain, and reading this aloud to dear_hubby to share the fun!

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

Hee hee hee. Awesome. Get her some clay so she can get started on the canopic jars? ;)

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

Well at least she was going for historical accuracy! I'm with the person who suggested clay for the canopic jars....gotta be prepared. Just hide the salt peter for a few more years....

[ailbhe]

I'm going to send her an asp in the post. Just a little one. Maybe a breeding pair.

[saoba.livejournal.com]

My grandmother once told me "The difference between raising smart kids andraising not so smart kids is the smart ones come up with more interesting ways to drive you crazy."

[phantom_wolfboy]

On the bright side, at least she's aware that she'll need adult supervision while she does it.

[dornbeast.livejournal.com]

*considers which book on Active Server Pages would be the best choice*

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

you're raising her right :D

[papersky.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of Z saying that as in the natural course of things he'd be in charge at that point, he'd give me a Viking funeral, whether I want one or not. I'll be dead and won't have anything to say about it. He insisted he'd do the whole burning boat thing on the river.

(This was about a month ago.)