Random Conversation with My Kid about Personalities

Shan and I have some of our best chats while driving. The other day, on the way to school, we somehow got to talking about split personalities.

Me: “A lot of people say they have an ‘evil twin.’ I think I have ‘evil triplets.’”

Shan: “Perhaps you could be on a soap opera, or the latest reality show.”

Me: “I've noticed over the years that people are more interesting if they are nice at the core but also have an evil streak.”

Shan: “I think I'm evil with a nice streak.”

Me: “I think I'm worried now!”

Random Conversation with My Kid about Language

Shannon: “Have you ever noticed that English people speak English better than other people speak English?”

Me: “Maybe it’s because they like, invented the language?”

Shannon: “Or maybe because the word 'English' is in their name.”

Random Conversation with My Kid about Chasteness

Shannon has been battling a stomach flu for a few days.

Only half-facetiously, I asked her: “You're not pregnant, are ya?”

She gave me a pointed look and then said, “The last time I checked, Jesus had already been born.”

Random Conversation with My Kid about Sci-Fi

A few weeks ago, Shannon and I were watching the remake of the science fiction series called V.

SPOILER ALERT –

The aliens, who keep saying that “they come in peace,” are revealed to be lizard-like beings covered with human skin. They’ve been on earth for years, plotting the demise of mankind. Weirdly, one of the reptilian aliens is revealed to be a “good guy.”

Me: “He can’t be a good guy! He’s a lizard and they are cold-blooded.”

Shan: “So are math teachers but that doesn’t mean all of them are evil!”

Random Conversation with My Kid about Chicken

Shannon and I were watching the gospel music channel and heard a great song called “Lay Em Down” by a group called NeedToBreathe.

Shannon: “They sound really good. They remind me of Kings of Leon only not ‘Sex on Fire’ and less ‘sacrifice goats to Satan.’”

Me: “Actually, I think that was chickens in that video.”

Shannon: “I wonder if Satan is like ‘gosh I have chicken too much.’”