When Papa knocked on my bedroom door at 11:37, we were sound asleep— Jax, who taken advantage of my weakness after a long weekend with little Beans, one white Russian, and an end-of-the-season episode of Desperate Housewives to maneuver his way into my bed; Hyacinth, who was sawing Sequoia logs; and yours truly who had narrow spot on the edge of the bed.
Papa: They got Obama.
Me: Who got him?
Papa: U.S. Special Operation Forces.
Me: Why did they get Obama?
Pap: Not Obama—Osama. OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Me: Holy shit!
And I went back to sleep with a smile on my face. I’m not usually happy when people die, but this guy was a maniac who had joined forces with the devil in the name of jihad (whatever the hell that is).
In the morning, we watched the news.
Jax: Mommy, what are SEALs?
Me: They’re like Spiderman.
Jax: Like Spiderman?
Me: Yeah, they’re super heroes.
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Oh, I love that explanation! It’s a perfect fit!
Thank you! It worked for Jax. 😉
Yes they are definitely superheroes!!!
that’s awesome. i love your explanation. they are super heroes. i was just thinking this morning about how terrifying it would have been to have been in that helicopter. and then when it was over how surreal and out of body they all probably were feeling.
My husband thought my son said the same thing? “Obama?”
“NO, OSAMA!”
“oh, that’s good” and he left for work.
2 down, one to go.
Gaddafi is next.
ha ha, sounds like a lot of people are telling their kids superheros did it
I’ve read several posts on facebook, twitter, etc that have made me a little leery of continuing. But this was a great post that left me with a smile. Seriously, how else do you explain Navy SEALS to a child?
I love the Spiderman comparison.
LOL at your conversation with Papa!
And I love the comparison with Spiderman – I passed it on to my sister in case her son asks questions, too.
Hey, Bin, what goes around comes around. I hope you’re having a HELLUVA experience in the after world.
Papa
Perfect… they ARE superheros. What a great way to explain to a child. Your post left me with a smile on my face.
Another great post. It reminds us all that we Americans have more that unites us than divides us.
They’re like Spiderman. Perfect. I really need to bust out the hero reference more often. When deserved of course.
Yep, good stuff to talk about with kids. My daughter at first thought we said that baby seals had killed someone.
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