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Just this morning …
Charlie says, "Dad, I think I'm low."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"OK, one sec."
Rip. Pop. Click.
"Nope. Not low."
"Aww. I wish I was low."
"What? No Charlie. Being low is very dangerous. Why do you want to be low?"
"Because I want to eat some juice."
"You mean drink juice?"
"Drink juice."
"Charlie, it's really, really dangerous."
"Could I die?"
I don't particularly like my 6-year-old son asking me if he could die from something that he really could die from. I wanted to take pass on the question and move on to Greek mythology for $200 but I wasn't given that option. I hoped for distraction in the form of a ceiling spider, a whining fire truck or a meteor shower. But there he was, waiting for an answer. I answered gracefully.
"Well, you … umm … there's uh … uh … lows can be … no. No. We wouldn't let that happen."
With that settled, Charlie dismounted off the bedrail and said, "Come on dad, let's go vote," and then worked my malleable 2-year-old into a frenzied chant of "O – BA – MA! O – BA – MA! "
Charlie left the voting booth slightly let down. I think he envisioned a bit more fanfare from the voting process than just pressing a button. Maybe a Hillary Tilt-A-Whirl, a Barack moon bounce or a Ron Paul house of mirrors.
But thankfully his thoughts change as quickly as his blood sugars do. Coming back from the library, our conversation turned to lighter subject matter.
"Dad?"
"Yeah, Charlie."
"I wish I could see what your tushy looks like."
How about a Ron Paul house of horrors... now that I could envision at a polling place amusement park.
Great story Carey, that whole death question would be difficult to answer. "We wouldn't let that happen" sounds like a good answer to me.
travels with charlie, even if it's just to the polls, sounds like an adventure and a half!
Though, not sure if I'd introduce him to the ron paul house of mirrors. And I certainly would keep him away from the george bush roller coaster, we've all been on that ride for way to long!
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Once again you have made me sad and made me laugh all in one post.
I think you did a fine job answering Charlie's question. I am all about being truthful with my kids. I think you were truthful when you said what you said.