Generation Gap

Pinky asked me why the Ding Dongs that Chief Johnson eats on The Closer are wrapped in foil. It hadn't occurred to me that Pinky had never eaten a foil-wrapped Ding Dong.

New school, new experience

From the first week of school this year:

The Brain: Thanks for making my locker pretty . . . and clean.

Me: Do you think you can keep it clean?

The Brain: The word "clean" isn't in my vocabulary.

Even though I just used it.

Little Big Man

I began waking the Brain early this week in preparation for middle school. Poor guy really likes to sleep in. As I was sitting on the edge of his bed, I noticed something.

Me: Those are some hairy legs you've got there, Son.

The Brain: Yep.

Me: Got any hair on your chest?

The Brain: Nope.

Me: Under your nose?

The Brain: Nope.

Me: Huh.

The Brain: But I do have hair in places I don't want to talk about.

Me: [shaking head and stifling a giggle] I didn't need to know that, Son.

Little known movie trivia

While watching Oblivion, SuperD asked, "What's that stuff [she's spitting up]?" Pinky said, "It's that amBiotic fluid."

Bribe

SuperD and I have set a limit as to how many minutes The Brain can be on his computer each day during the summer. The hope is that he will participate in other activities in his spare time. 

When his time was up today, I told him that he could earn extra computer time by reading. Each minute spent with a book is equal to an extra computer minute. He basically told me that "isn't gonna happen".

I guess he got bored because he's in his room, reading. 

Mom win.

Generation Gap

We were watching Dateline on TV, and Pinky asked me, "Who is O.J. Simpson?"

Movie day

Pinky and I are watching as many different versions of Peter Pan as we can today. As the music began to play for the 2003 version, the Brain yelled from his bedroom, 

"I do believe in fairies!"