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Superpowers




I love talking to my son. He's so... so.... interesting. And opinionated.

Kid: Mommy, if you could have any superpower at all, what would it be?

Me (without missing a beat): My power would be to magically clean the house. Particularly the dishes.

The kid shoots me death ray looks. 


Me (scurrying to make up for this hideously stupid remark): I wish I could fly.

Kid (looking pointedly at me and speaking rather snidely): I would have the power to teleport to another dimension.

Shit. The kid totally out-cooled me and he knows it.

Next time I'll do better. I promise.









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Lulu said…
Oh I love it! It is hearing stories like these that makes me excited to watch my little guy grow up.
January 1, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Michele said…
I like the dishwashing super power, but yep--the kid way out-cooled you.

Cute pics!
January 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Anonymous said…
interesting article. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did you guys hear that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.
January 18, 2010 at 11:46 AM
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