What it's like talking to Big Ez.
Ez: '...got ran over by a crappy purple Scion...'
Me: Run.
Ez: '...got RAN over by a crappy purple Scion...'
Me: RUN. He was RUN over. One says he "got run over," not "got ran over."
Ez: Whatever.
Me: Not whatever. It's grammar. He GOT RUN OVER by a crappy purple Scion.
Ez: No he didn't. His girlfriend is the one who got ran over.
Me: You're going to get hurt doing that.
Ez: No, I'm not.
Me: Yes, you are. It's not a good idea.
Ez: [blithely continuing] Whee! Whoo!
Me: So, you're just going to keep going until you get hurt?
Ez: No, I'm just going to keep doing it until it isn't fun anymore. But that might be when I get hurt, so it's probably the same thing.
Ez: Have you ever seen a teddy bear shot from a cannon?
Mom: No and I don't want--
Ez: TOO BAD!
Mom: Ezra, if you throw that up and break my stuff, I'm going to say more than one bad word.
Ez: I'm not going to break anything! I can barely throw it high!
Me: Dude, you destroyed the living room light fixture and fan WITH A BALLOON. A BALLOON!
Ez: But this is just a pillow--
Me: [screeching] OHMIGOD, EZRA YOU BROKE THE LIGHT WITH A BALLOON! DO YOU REALLY NEED TO BE REMINDED AGAIN AND GET INTO THIS?
Ez: Well, that was just harsh.
Me: Run.
Ez: '...got RAN over by a crappy purple Scion...'
Me: RUN. He was RUN over. One says he "got run over," not "got ran over."
Ez: Whatever.
Me: Not whatever. It's grammar. He GOT RUN OVER by a crappy purple Scion.
Ez: No he didn't. His girlfriend is the one who got ran over.
Me: You're going to get hurt doing that.
Ez: No, I'm not.
Me: Yes, you are. It's not a good idea.
Ez: [blithely continuing] Whee! Whoo!
Me: So, you're just going to keep going until you get hurt?
Ez: No, I'm just going to keep doing it until it isn't fun anymore. But that might be when I get hurt, so it's probably the same thing.
Ez: Have you ever seen a teddy bear shot from a cannon?
Mom: No and I don't want--
Ez: TOO BAD!
Mom: Ezra, if you throw that up and break my stuff, I'm going to say more than one bad word.
Ez: I'm not going to break anything! I can barely throw it high!
Me: Dude, you destroyed the living room light fixture and fan WITH A BALLOON. A BALLOON!
Ez: But this is just a pillow--
Me: [screeching] OHMIGOD, EZRA YOU BROKE THE LIGHT WITH A BALLOON! DO YOU REALLY NEED TO BE REMINDED AGAIN AND GET INTO THIS?
Ez: Well, that was just harsh.