Hide them well

Little Miss Thing, age 5: “I like your new car. It’s cleaner than your old car.”

Me: “Maybe he didn’t have kids.”

LMT: “Are you going to wreck this one too?”

Me: “No, I want to keep it a long time. Maybe in ten years you can learn to drive using this car.”

LMT: “I already know how to drive. I can drive whenever I want.”

Me: (slow blink)

Wonderful Wife: “I’m going to start hiding our car keys.”

Questioning

My Wonderful Wife: “Hold still, child… I want to scrape that little bit of dried blood off your face.”

Little Miss Thing, age 5, recoiling: “Why? Are you going to sell it?’

WW: (slow blink) “Hey, honey, can I get a little help here?”

Me: “Hey… it’s a valid question.”