My son the future lawyer

[Comic Book Geek]

Once a week one of my 7 year old son Noah's best friends from school comes over to play. My office is right next to the playroom... which is really fun sometimes when I need to make a call.

They're friends yet as friends do, they argue... a lot. Today though during a Star Wars adventure my son impressed me with his debate skills. he was so calm and cool, while his friend was almost shreaking at the end.

Eric: Noah! Your guy has to die.

Noah: Why does my guy have to die. Why not your guy?

Eric: Because good guys always win.

Noah: No they don't. In episode 3 Anakin kills a bunch of Jedis.
Bad guys win all the time.

Eric: (starting to whine) But, but... your guy needs to die now. Good guys are supposed to win!

Noah: What about Obi Wan? Anakin killed Obi Wan.

Eric: No he didn't!

Noah: Yes he did, when he was Darth Vader. (gotcha!)

Eric: We're not playing like that. Come on just die already!

Noah: How come you were able to kill Spider-man a while ago? Good guys lost then. You just want everything your way. How is that fun for me?

Eric: But but but I shot you and you're dead.

Noah: OK fine all my guys are dead. I'm playing something else.

[toys2cool]

LOL! that's funny Aaron,looks like you got your self a pretty cool and smart kid

[Comic Book Geek]

Well there's plenty of times I ask him what on Earth he was thinking, so it's pretty cool when I catch him truly thinking.

[palitoy]

Your son should have cited the case of "I shot you VS I'm a new guy now" or "I shot you VS No, I have a forcefield"

I love kid logic.

Did they ever settle the concept as the whether or not the holes in the boots are jets or not? I'm out of the loop.

[Adam West]

That's a great story.

Since I live in the heart of Civil War Country (Maryland), and live within an hours drive of major battles such as Gettysburg, Antietam, BullRun (Monasses), and many others.

There are always re-enactments and I have been to one or two.

The big running joke among the re-enactors is no one wants to die. Just think of spending all the time getting dressed up and volunteering for a re-enactment and pretending to die 10 seconds into the battle. It's funny to watch soldiers being shot at from point blank range but they still don't go down.

Eventually, some will fall to make it look somewhat realistic but usually it ends with some sort of full scale retreat with only a small handful of dead bodies on the ground.

[megocrazy]

Wow is your son patient. By the third line I would have stabbed the other kid in the eye with the tiny lightsaber and gone and played my Nintendo while he rolled around on the ground crying. I guess I didn't play well with others when I was younger. I've gotten better, today I would never stab someone with the arm of one of my megos. Probably because the blood would stain the hands and suit and I would have to go out and find a replacement. I'm not perfect but it's a start.

[Meule]

Really smart (and incredibly patient) kid you got there

[Comic Book Geek]

Thanks for all the compliments to my kid. He is very smart. Patient? Not sure about that one. Funny thing is that today he had this great conversation, and then was a total wreck for the remainder of the day. You have to brag when they show brilliance.

[HardyGirl]

I wish my kids could learn to solve their problems that calmly. That was only 2, try 52!

[batmanmc]

thats cool. reat problem solving skills.

[mitchedwards]

If the light saber don't fit, you must acquit.

[megocrazy]

If the light saber don't fit, you must acquit.

I just shot milk out my nose!!!!

[Hulk]

This doesn't bode well for you when he wants toys at a store and he starts bringing up all the stuff you get in the mail. Good luck with that.