Me: “No!”
Little Miss Thing, age 7: “What?”
Me: “There is no such thing as doing Trust Falls backward off the couch and onto the dogs.”
(long pause)
LMT: “You’re no fun.” (climbs down)
The Sounds of Irony
(I arrive home) My Oldest, age 16: “Where’ve you been? I made popcorn, no help from you. You can’t have any. Don’t even ask.” Me: “Why would I want popcorn? I just got Chinese takeout, thank you very much.” Oldest: “Ooooh, Chinese! Gimme some.” (long pause) Me: “Do you even hear the irony?”
Very Vocal Viking 