Actual conversation I had with one of my Sunday school kiddos:
Kid: Miss Brandy, why do we have a walkie talkie?
Me: Because if we need help, I can use it to call someone.
Kid: Why would we need help?
Me: Because, let’s say, you jumped out of the window. I would have to call for help.
Kid: *giggling* What would happen if I jumped out of the window?
Me: I would get fired because I didn’t stop you from jumping out of the window.
Kid: What if you didn’t see me?
Me: I’d still get fired because I wasn’t watching you.
Kid: What if you were yawning really big, and you closed your eyes and I jumped out of the window?
Me: Still get fired.
Kid: Well, I don’t think you should call for help on the walkie talkie. I think you should just run outside and help me. Then you wouldn’t get fired.
Me: Excellent idea. And I’m sure your parents wouldn’t worry at all about why you were a mangled mess.
Kid: What’s mangled?
Me: Go color.
the kid won that battle. BOOM!
I wish “go color” was something we could still use as adults!
(Even if we were technically losing the argument.)
I don’t think “Ah, kids” is a song lyric.
Favorite line: Kid: What’s mangled
You: Go color
funny…very funny. Can you teach me to write humor??