A Four Year Old's View on Things
This was the conversation I had with Jason about an hour ago while we were waiting for the bus.
Me: When we get home, you have to help me pick up so I can vacuum.
Jason: Noooooooo! Vacuuming hurts my ears!
Me: I -have- to vacuum. There's cat hair -everywhere-. *insert mad hand waving to illustrate the scope of the problem*
Jason: *counters by clapping his own hands over his ears and wincing dramatically* Can you just pretend to vacuum?
Me: What, and then pretend the cat hair just disappeared?
Jason: Yeah! Me and Alex have to pretend to be soldiers, so you can just pretend to vacuum and then pretend there's no cat hair.
Me: ...I think that's what got me in trouble in the first place.
Jason: I don't think it's trouble! It's cool, man!
See? My lack of housekeeping skills... it's for the children.
Then he related this tidbit:
Jason: ...yeah, like when the car crashed into the bus!
Me: When did you see a car crash into the bus?
Jason: I sawed it! You were sleeping and it was driving too fast, then it went like this (*hand waving and explodey sound effects*) and fell off the bridge onto the train tracks and turned into a GIANT POTATO HEAD!
Me: ...you saw no such thing. You're making that up, aren't you?
Jason: Yeah but it would be cool.
Me: When we get home, you have to help me pick up so I can vacuum.
Jason: Noooooooo! Vacuuming hurts my ears!
Me: I -have- to vacuum. There's cat hair -everywhere-. *insert mad hand waving to illustrate the scope of the problem*
Jason: *counters by clapping his own hands over his ears and wincing dramatically* Can you just pretend to vacuum?
Me: What, and then pretend the cat hair just disappeared?
Jason: Yeah! Me and Alex have to pretend to be soldiers, so you can just pretend to vacuum and then pretend there's no cat hair.
Me: ...I think that's what got me in trouble in the first place.
Jason: I don't think it's trouble! It's cool, man!
See? My lack of housekeeping skills... it's for the children.
Then he related this tidbit:
Jason: ...yeah, like when the car crashed into the bus!
Me: When did you see a car crash into the bus?
Jason: I sawed it! You were sleeping and it was driving too fast, then it went like this (*hand waving and explodey sound effects*) and fell off the bridge onto the train tracks and turned into a GIANT POTATO HEAD!
Me: ...you saw no such thing. You're making that up, aren't you?
Jason: Yeah but it would be cool.