Conversation with my daughter.

[rivka]

Why you should exercise caution before reading your child a retelling of the Odyssey:

Alex: Mom, what will happen if, one day, I'm one of the most famous women in the world?
Me: We'll be really, really proud of you.
Alex (dubiously): From the afterlife? Because most spirits don't remember anything about their former lives unless they drink animal blood.

I don't even. I hope she doesn't bring this out at RE, or someone's gonna call CPS on us.

Comments

[shandra.livejournal.com]

As a former classics minor I just had to get up off the floor from laughing so hard. Just keep a copy with the Odyssey with you at all times. :-)

[melebeth]

BWahahahahahahahahahahah.

That was one of the two funniest things I've read today. The second was this.

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

Boy that's some great advice Unc gave, thx.

[kiya]

artan_eter says, "That's why we have hamburgers."

[naomikritzer]

HA.

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

I love your daughter. That is all.

[kymmz.livejournal.com]

That's my favourite one ever.

[lerryn.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry, I had a rare steak, which includes animal blood."

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

Alex - you rock in so many ways! Rivka - can I have you as a mum please?

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

ROTFL! Man, I hope someday I get to use her line in an adult conversation.

[kate_nepveu]

Tell her she has to hurry up and be famous while you're still alive.

[namedphoenix.livejournal.com]

whew. That is...awesome. And terrifying!

[selki.livejournal.com]

What other kind of blood is there?

[wiredferret.livejournal.com]

bwahahaha. Oh, Rivka, you have my heartfelt sympathy.

(Did I mention, here, how Baz decorated the back of a church bulletin with Lazarus lurching around saying "Braaaains" and Mary and Martha running away screaming "eek zombie"?)

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

fantastic! tho at least she doesn't tell her teachers she drinks beer, like Liam did...

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

I remember when a visiting minister who didn't know the kids was trying to reach some rapport before telling them a story at the front of the church, so he asked them what they were going to be for Hallowe'en.

I don't think he anticipated "I'm gonna be a DEVIL!"

[acceberskoorb.livejournal.com]

I guess it would depend on the RE teacher. If it was her DLRE, for example, the response might include a snort-laugh and reading the post out loud to other members of the household instead of calling CPS. Maybe.