As the kids get older, our Friday Funnies become things I have to be careful sharing. They don't want "their stuff" put out there for everyone all willy-nilly.
But this is a good one.
Yesterday I rolled over as the sun was seeping in through my window to see that John had already woken up. He was on his phone and there was a picture of a girl on his screen.
I playfully said: "Who's the girl, John?"
He smiled coyly and said: "She's a Raptor scientist."
He was, of course, dead serious. She was some bird specialist he was reading an article about. But for some reason, this struck me as hilariously funny. Funny because this is the extent of his "cheating." Bird women.
I caught the giggles. I started laughing so hard.
I forgot that Abigail was sleeping on a mat at the foot of our bed. (That's a long story for another post.) Suddenly her little blonde head peeps up and she sleepily says: "What's so funny Mama?"
I tried not to repeat the story because I knew she wouldn't get it whatsoever, but I finally just said "Dad had a picture of a Raptor scientist on his phone."
Of course, Abigail loves birds. Is very, very preoccupied with them. Wants to be an ornitholigst but wants to make sure that she doesn't end up overseeing researchers. "I only want to do if I can be a researcher myself and actually be with the birds," she has said often.
So she scrunched up her nose and said: "What is funny about a raptor scientist?"
This made me laugh even harder.
"Seriously Mom," she said. "Why are you laughing?"
I just couldn't even attempt to explain my life living with all these nature-loving people ...
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