Conversations From the Back Seat

Runaway Kangaroo v. The Naked Leprechaun

Last month, on the ride home from mom and dad's, the kids had one of the most hilarious "conversations" I've ever listened to. The baby had fallen asleep. My other little guy was bored, so, my sweet girl offered to tell him a story. Without going into too many details, it was an exciting tale (that she made up by herself) of kangaroo adventures. At the end of the story, you would think that the boy would be all "wow" or "thanks, that was a great story." No. He says, out of nowhere, "I almost caught a leprechaun last St. Patrick's Day. I set a trap, but I only found his clothes--even his underwear--so he was naked when he got away."


I should probably scale back on supporting the children in their elaborate schemes.