While
painting the chicken coop a couple of years ago...
Brat Child: This looks like blood is that why
you picked this color paint? Me: um, no it's barn red Brat Child: I think any
animals that want to eat the chickens will see this blood paint and
think the chickens are already dead and go away. Zombies too. Good
thinkin' Mom.
Last night, I discovered a deer tick on me that had been there a couple of days. The Brat Child watched while it was pulled off and the area cleaned. He listened to his grandfather suggest that I call my doctor because of the threat of Lyme's Disease. Later while tucking him in for the night....
Brat Child: What's that disease thing? Me: It's called Lyme's disease, it's something some ticks carry. Brat Child: Are you going to get that disease? Me: Maybe maybe not, I'll talk to the doctor about medicine. Brat Child: If you get it, are you going to start biting people and sucking their blood?
(He seemed a little too excited about the prospect)
The Brat Child's favorite song is We Will Rock You performed by Queen. He has his mother's excellant musical taste. When it plays, no one else is allowed to sing along except him.
One evening I asked him about the song...
Me: Why is We Will Rock You your favorite song? Brat Child: 'A cuz it's about zombies. Me: It is? I thought it was more about winning. Brat Child: (sighing deeply obviously irritated at his mother's lack of knowledge) No, it's about Zombies, Mom. They say "blood on your face", that's talking about a zombie. Zombies have blood all on their faces from eating brains. And it's talking about a guy who gets bit in the head by a zombie and now his face is bleeding. Me: Really? I never got that from that song before. Brat Child: That's 'a cuz you don't know about zombies or zombie songs. Me: What about the "mud on your face" part or "kicking your can?" Brat Child: The guy that got bit fell down trying to get away from the zombie and he got mud on him. Then the zombie knocked down the trash cans because zombies walk with their arms out not really looking where they're going. Me: I totally get the song now. Brat Child: You'reWelcome.
