EG: mom, can i have a flyswatter and a rain coat?
ME: no.
EG: but i think there are flies in the house.
ME: there aren’t.
EG: but i SAW one last week.
ME: i shooed it outside.
EG: but there could be other ones.
ME: there aren’t. promise.
EG: *giving me a look of exasperated pity* yeah, that’s what they want you to think. is my raincoat in the closet?
EG: hey, look, a lightning bug! what is he doing walking out here in the morning?
ME: maybe he’s just not sleepy yet.
EG: *giving me a meaningful look* yeah. or maybe he’s walking away from home because he got tired of the rules.
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