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My Conversation with Nathan

Last Saturday, I took my boys to see the new National Treasure movie. As we were driving over to the theater, Nathan struck up a conversation:

"Are you excited to see this movie," he asked.

"I guess so," I replied.

"Well, Dad, if you're not that excited about it, you should turn the car around and let's go back home."

"Well, I've already purchased the tickets."

"I think you should sell them on ebay if you're not that excited to see the movie."

"Nate, I am excited to see the movie, but probably not as excited as you are. Besides, I couldn't sell them on ebay. The show starts in about 15 minutes."

"They should have an ebay stand at the movie theater so you can sell the tickets you don't want."

As we were driving along, he continued, "what would happen if a helicopter flew you to the top of the sharpest mountain, would it hurt to sit on it?"

I laughed, "well, Nate, I don't think that point on the mountain that you see from here is really all that sharp. It is probably just cold up there."

"I don't think there is anything worse than sitting on a sharp, cold thing....like a mountain," he continued, "do adults have crushes on each other?"

"What do you mean....crushes," I asked.

"You know how boys and girls have crushes on each other? Well, do adults have crushes on each other too?"

"Yes, I have a crush on your mom."

"No, not you and mom and mom and you. Can you have a crush on another lady?"

"No, Nate, Mom's and Dad's don't have crushes on other people.....at least they shouldn't."

Comments

  1. TamiJanuary 21, 2008 at 10:08 PM

    Aww.. The big questions are coming..lol

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  2. CurtisJanuary 23, 2008 at 10:16 AM

    you should just be honest with him and tell him about your smoldering crush on Oprah Winfrey. It's been apparent for years-- time to come out of the closet, dude.

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  3. TamiJanuary 24, 2008 at 11:42 AM

    Hey where is the love? I wanna be added to your list of links. What am I chop liver? LOL!!

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