Monday, March 13, 2006
With friends like these...
One of the most-requested songs in carpool is Jimmy Buffet's ode to meat, "Cheeseburger in Paradise." While the six of us were howling our way through the lyrics last week, one of the kids asked what "carnivorous" meant. I explained that the word came from "carnivores," a concept with which Max was already familiar. With a happy chirp, Max volunteered this astounding news: "One of my friends died, and he was a carnivore."
My heart skipped a beat. Had one of Max's classmates died? Recently or long-ago? How could I have missed or forgotten such a terrible tragedy?
"You know, my friend, T-Rex? He liked to eat other dinosaurs."
Glad we didn't have him over for any playdates.
My heart skipped a beat. Had one of Max's classmates died? Recently or long-ago? How could I have missed or forgotten such a terrible tragedy?
"You know, my friend, T-Rex? He liked to eat other dinosaurs."
Glad we didn't have him over for any playdates.
1 Comments:
Max must be a very old soul... and very brave to have befriended T-Rex.
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