The Scene: This morning. I am in the tiny bathroom, putting in my contacts. Dutch is standing in the hall, nattering about something while I ignore her. Cook, who has a job interview scheduled, comes out of our bedroom wearing a Superman t-shirt.
Cook: If the interview starts going down the tubes, I'll just fly out the window and fly around the world a bunch of times to reverse the direction of time, so I can start all over again.
Me: Great plan.
Dutch (condescendingly): Daaaaaa-deee, you can't fly.
Cook: Why not?
Dutch: Because you don't have a cape!
Cook: Well, it's under the bed.
(Pause)
Dutch (intrigued): Daddy, can I see your cape?
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omg, this one made me laugh and cry all at once.
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