*One of my other nephews- who's four- seems convinced that their community is fraught with danger. Recently, my sister took their dog out for a walk after supper. As she was heading down the driveway, the four year old ran out the door and joined her. After a short time, he spoke up:
“It’s cold! I wish we were home!”
“Why did you come then?”
“Because I didn’t want the bad guys to get you!”
“You came to protect me?”
“Yes! Because I’m the strongest one and I can fight... and bite... the bad guys!”
* One of the nieces detected danger from another direction... at the end of a show they were watching, she commented about the villain:
“I knew he was bad the moment I saw him!”
“Really? How did you know?”
“He has sideburns!”
Note to self: