Stolen Conversation #21

Miciah:  Where are we going?
Tamra:  To the Simpson's house.
Miciah:  Why?
Tamra doesn't respond.
Elijah:  We're getting a dog.
Miciah:  No, we're not.
Elijah:  Yes, we are.  Bro. Simpson said so.
Miciah:  Elijah, we can't be getting a dog because we have a cat.  Dogs and cats hate each other.  If you have a dog and a cat, your windows will break.

Stolen Conversation #15

Miciah (my 8-year-old daughter):  You can't go through that door.  It's a trap.
Elijah (my 5-year-old son):  For a baby?
Miciah:  No, it's a TRAP.
Elijah:  A trap for a baby?
Miciah:  No!  Just for normal people!
Elijah:  What's a trap?
Miciah, in a huff:  When you go through that door, the Queen pushes you to the alligators.  So you can't go through that door, okay?
Elijah:  Oh.  Okay!