NICK: Daddy?
ME: Yes.
NICK: Tell me about the old days.
ME: What about the old days?
NICK: Tell me what happened.
ME: About what?
NICK: Just about what happened.
ME: Where?
NICK: Everywhere.
ME: What do you want to know about?
NICK: Everything. What happened?
ME: I’m not sure I know what you mean.
NICK: What happened in the old days?
ME: When, exactly?
NICK: The old days!
ME: I know, but when in the old days?
NICK: AAAAGGGGHHH!!!!
ME: Okay. Calm down.
NICK: Tell me what happened in the places.
ME: Which places?
NICK: All the places. Germany, France, New Jersey… All of the places. Tell me what happened.
ME: Okay… so there used to be dinosaurs everywhere…
NICK: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
ME: Buddy, I’m sorry. I don’t know what you want to know.
NICK: I want to know… WHAT! HAPPENED!
ME: Okay… you mean what happened here?
NICK: Yes!
ME: Okay… well… first there were Indians.
NICK: Are they dead?
ME: Not all of them but the ones back then…yes, they’re dead. Then people came from Spain.
NICK: What people?
ME: People-people. Like…people. And they…um…moved here.
NICK: AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
ME: They just moved here. And then there were more people.
NICK: NOOOO! AGGGGHHHHH!!!! I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE OLD DAYS AND WHAT HAPPENED IN GERMANY AND FRANCE AND HERE AND EVERYWHERE! I JUST WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING!
ME: I’m sorry, buddy! I really… I’m sorry I don’t know exactly what you want me to talk about.
NICK: *sigh* Okay. Then just tell me about the moon.
David Lee White 