Hi everyone,
So last night, I’m reading in bed, waiting for the child to brush her teeth so I can tuck her in, and instead of doing that, she bounds into my room, cuddles up next to me, and says, “Let’s list all the weapons we know.” I realize most parents might be a little alarmed, but I am intrigued and kind of want to see what she knows. So I’m like, “OK, let’s start with this” and then I rattle off the name of the gun from the upper Midwest hit song by The Yoopers, “30 Point Buck,” because even after over 30 years, I STILL GOT IT. But she is not impressed. So she ignores me and starts listing off things. Then Ben comes along and joins in, but he starts showing off by naming medieval weapons and other things he knows from video games and then it’s not fun anymore because now there’s no collaboration. So we both give him the stink eye and he leaves. Reluctantly, I did learn that what I assumed was a mace is actually called a flail. But it turns out that it’s ALSO called a “mace and chain,” so we were BOTH right. HAH.
Anyway, the moral of the story is, go to sleep and stop talking about weapons. I hope you all have a great week – we’re almost to the end!
Don’t eat floor cheese,
Dr. Lacey