Batter Time

Batter Time

Scene: Licking cookie batter from the mixer attachment, we discuss cats, music, and graphic novels.

Characters:

• Me, the mom.
• B, the daughter.

 

B: Why did you name your old cat 'Charlotte Sometimes?'

Me: It was from a song.

B: Who sang it?

Me: A band. The head singer wore crazy make-up and had black hair that stuck-out all over.

B: KISS?

Me: Ah, no. But I guess that does describe them, too. They were called The Cure.

I look up a picture of Robert Smith on my phone. I select a young photo of him. I don't want to scare her.

B: Oh. So, what is the song about? What's with the sometimes?

Me: I don't know. Let's look up the song.

We listen to the song.

B: I don't like it. And I still don't get it. Look up the lyrics.

I look up and read the lyrics.

B: I still don't get it.

Me: I don't either. Hang on, this site gives the meaning. It says it is based off a book called Charlotte Sometimes. Huh, it also says another song was based off The Crow.

B: What's The Crow?

Me: He's like a super hero. He and his girlfriend get killed on Halloween and he comes back on the one year anniversary to get revenge.

B: That's not a super hero. Super heroes aren't dead.

Me: Well, sure there are other characters that die and come back, like the Joker.

B: He's a villain.

Me: Well, there is another superhero that is kind of dark. And he dies and then comes back and takes revenge on bad guys.

B: Jesus?

Me: No.

B: Well, you said a character that dies and comes back. Does Jesus kill bad guys?

Me: No.

B: Who is the character?

Me: Spawn.

B: Why is he named Spawn?

Me: This conversation is over now.

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Corner 2 Corner #2

Scene: Driving my daughter to school again, but on a Sunny day.

Characters:

• Me, the mom.
•  B, the daughter.

B: It's so nice to have a sunny day.

Me: I think it is going to be grey and rainy again tomorrow.

B: No, tomorrow is Friday.

Me: You can't have bad weather on Fridays?

B: No, Fridays are awesome. Everyone loves Friday. There's even a restaurant named Thank God It's Friday.

Me: Well, it is usually bad weather on Good Friday.

B: Then why do they call it Good Friday.

Me: Do you know what Good Friday is?

B: No.

Me: It's when Jesus was crucified.

B: Then why on earth do they call it Good Friday? He was murdered. That should be bad Friday.

Me: Well, I think it's meant more like good that he sacrificed for everyone.

B: That is crazy. That is a crazy story.(In her deepest voice) 'Okay, son. Now, go down there, and I'm going to have you murdered. Then I'm going to let those people into heaven.'

Me: Yeah, it doesn't make any sense. And why do those people have sins? Because other people ate an apple.

B: What is up with that?

Me: I don't know. If he didn't want them to eat the apple, why did he put the tree there in the first place.

B: Right?

Me: And then he kicks them out, tells them they are now mortal, and women will have pain in childbirth.

B: What was up with those apples? And why did he put the snake in the tree to tempt them?

Me: Well, the snake was Lucifer. He use to be an angel.

B: What?

Me: He was the brightest angel, and then he thought why should God have all the glory. And he started a war. Then he got kicked out, by Michael the Archangel, and he got his own place, Hell.

B: I never knew that story.

She exits the car,  but she leans back in.

Me: I love you.

B: Do you think Lucifer has a list of people he wants to screw over?

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Scene: I'm driving my daughter to school.At the end of the street, we pass two police cruisers outside a nice home.

Characters:

• Me, the mom.
• B, the daughter.

Me: Oh, look at that.

B: That kind of scares me.

Me: Why?

B: What if there is a crazy robber with a knife hiding in the bushes? And he's going to be loose in town all day.

Me: There is no crazy robber with a knife hiding in the bushes.

B: How do you know?

Me: Didn't you see the old woman in the purple bathrobe coming out to meet the cops? Do you think that would be happening?

B: Well, then what happened?

Me: I don't know. Maybe it was a domestic dispute. Or maybe they woke up and found some things were missing.

B: So we're back to the robber with a knife, or a gun, or a Katana.

Me: Or a spoon.

B: That's the worst one. (giggles)

We have arrived. She exits from the car,  but she leans back in.

Me: I love you.

B: Do you think robber's have shopping lists?