(while reading stories before bed)
Dad: … that the most likely reason of all, may have been that his heart was two sizes too small…
RJ: That’s why he was so mean.
Dad: Yep. That’s definitely why the Grinch was so mean.
RJ: His heart wasn’t big enough to push all the blood around. He wasn’t getting enough blood in his brain.
Dad: That’ll put anyone in a bad mood.
(After finishing the last scene of Romeo and Juliet during bedtime reading…)
LR: So she just stabbed herself?!
Mum: Yeah.
LR: Well, that was stupid!
Mum: Mmmm?
LR: He’s just a boy! Let him drink poison. Who cares?!
Mum: Well, she really loved him.
LR: There are lots of boys.
Mum: True. Pretty stupid.
Maybe we’ll skip the romantic tragedies for a little while…
(while watching a documentary about India with LR)
RJ: I want to watch Dangerous Seas!
Mum: Just wait RJ. Be quiet for one minute and we’ll put it on for you.
RJ: But I don’t like this.
Dad: Mum’s right RJ. Just sit still for one minute.
RJ: (quiet for about 10 seconds) But it’s boring!
Mum: One minute. You just have to not say anything for one minute.
RJ: (quiet for about 15 seconds) It’s boring my eyeballs out!
RJ: (melodramatically raises his fists and bangs them against his head) Uhhhhgh.
Dad: RJ! Just sit quietly for one minite and we’ll switch. That’s the deal.
RJ: I’m leaving your deal on the table!
Mum: Just one minute. That’s all you have to wait.
RJ: (silence for 30 seconds) This is boring into my braaaaain! (dramatic gestures, hands in the air, head hanging forward)
Dad: Try again mate.
RJ: (silence for 45 seconds)
Mum & Dad: Well done! You did it!
RJ: Now can I watch Dangerous Seas?
Dad: Umm… how about something else instead? I can’t find that DVD.
