When I'm a Dad

"When am I going to be a dad?"

Bridger has been asking me this question a lot lately. On further inquiry I found that it was because he wanted to make scrambled eggs on his own. So I taught him.

But the next day he asked again "When am I going to be a dad?" This time it was because he wanted to learn how to make hot dogs on his own.

Then he learned how to make french toast and instant pancakes. He even carefully slices our strawberries with a knife.

"When I'm a dad I'm going to ..."

When I'm a dad I'm going to climb this tree because I'll be big like you! (talking to Devin).

When I'm a dad I won't be able to read the scriptures because I don't know how to read.

When I'm a dad I'm going to catch animals for work. I would catch squirrels in a trap. (What else?) Everything. I would catch a poisonous snake with gloves. I would catch an anaconda too. I would give an anaconda popcorn because he wouldn't like that food and it would hurt him. But he might squeeze and crush that thing to pieces. I would chop him into pieces because sometimes I don't like anacondas. And I'll be a hunter guy too. I would use everything that can kill, a sword, a bow and arrow, and a gun. I would kill all the bad animals like a cheetah . No, I wouldn't kill a cheetah. I would sneak up on it, and get on it and ride it! Mom, I'm going to have a real gun someday. Then I will shoot the sun down...

I'm going to go to the moon someday. I'm going to go on a rocket. So when I go to the moon I'm going to collect rocks. Then when I go on the rocket I'll brings rocks and give everybody one. I'll give Timothy one, I'll give Ethan one...

Myra you have to kiss a boy! When you're a mom you'll have to kiss a dad! But I'm not.

(To be a dad you have to marry a mom)

But I won't.

(Why not?)

Guess.

(You don't want to kiss?)

Yes. I don't want to kiss a girl or I don't want to dance. I'll just stay there by myself.

(You might change your mind)

No I won't. I'll never change my mind when I'm a dad.

(Best way to bug Bridger, Myra found out, is to pucker up and make kissing noises at him).