last week our family watched a film called babysitter beware for our friday night movie. there was a scene at the beginning of the film where these kids put a dog's shock collar around an evil neighbor's neck and then repeatedly tricked him into shocking himself. on the following tuesday at breakfast, anthony said the following in regard to that film.
you know that guy that they shocked at the beginning of the show. when the show ended and they started showing all the names they should have had that guy yell like he just got shocked playing in the background.
i stopped making my lunches contemplating his notion, shook my head in agreement and told him i thought that he was right and that would have been a smart and funny add. i finished lunches marveling at the human brain, and the young mind sitting in my kitchen presently, that conjured that specific thought days after the initial experience.
for any envious of me getting to be entertained by my witty six year old so, let me share what came out of my cerebral cherub's mouth seventeen minutes later after i pissed him off for goofing around in the backyard when he was supposed to be getting in the car. after finally sliding into the backseat and slamming the door in a huff, he proceeded to light me up.
ANTHONY
i wish i came out of someone else's stomach.
TROY
what? why would you say that? we're going to school, we're not playing in the backyard.
ANTHONY
i wasn't playing. i was trying to walk to the garage without getting mud on my shoes.
TROY
well, i'm sorry. i didn't know that was what you're doing.
ANTHONY
i didn't want to track mud into my school. what kind of parent yells at their child for trying to be respectful of their school?
welcome to another glorious day in the corps of parenthood.
