"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Daddy, can Han Solo's blaster shoot through Iron Man's armor?"
"Let me think about that... no, because Iron Man's armor is magnetically shielded."
"Like the door in the garbage masher on the Death star?"
"Yes."
***
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Daddy, when is it a quarry and when is it a mine?"
"It's a quarry when they dig up stones to sell. It's a mine when they dig through the stones to get to something that's worth more, like gold. Or bauxite."
***
"Daddy?"
"What?"
"Daddy, is Superman a daddy?"
"No."
"But he's a grownup, and he has a mommy and a daddy"
"Everyone has a mommy and a daddy, but not everyone IS a mommy or a daddy."
"But Daddy? Why isn't Superman a daddy?"
"Because he never... well..."
Melissa chimes in: "Remember he's an alien, Henry. He might not be able to have babies with a human woman."
"Honey, do you really want to open that line of questioning?"
"Daddy?"
"He has to get married first, and he's not married."
***
"Daddy?"
"What, Henry?"
"Daddy, what are pirates?"
"Robbers who rob people in ships."
"Why are there robbers?"
"Because some people are too lazy to get jobs."
***
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"What happens when lightning hits you?"
"You can die."
"Why?"
"That much electricity can stop your heart or give you burns."
"For real?"
"For real. But I read about a park ranger who got hit seven or eight times and lived."
"Seven times? That lightning not very strong den."
"No, Henry, it wasn't."
"Yes?"
"Daddy, can Han Solo's blaster shoot through Iron Man's armor?"
"Let me think about that... no, because Iron Man's armor is magnetically shielded."
"Like the door in the garbage masher on the Death star?"
"Yes."
***
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Daddy, when is it a quarry and when is it a mine?"
"It's a quarry when they dig up stones to sell. It's a mine when they dig through the stones to get to something that's worth more, like gold. Or bauxite."
***
"Daddy?"
"What?"
"Daddy, is Superman a daddy?"
"No."
"But he's a grownup, and he has a mommy and a daddy"
"Everyone has a mommy and a daddy, but not everyone IS a mommy or a daddy."
"But Daddy? Why isn't Superman a daddy?"
"Because he never... well..."
Melissa chimes in: "Remember he's an alien, Henry. He might not be able to have babies with a human woman."
"Honey, do you really want to open that line of questioning?"
"Daddy?"
"He has to get married first, and he's not married."
***
"Daddy?"
"What, Henry?"
"Daddy, what are pirates?"
"Robbers who rob people in ships."
"Why are there robbers?"
"Because some people are too lazy to get jobs."
***
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"What happens when lightning hits you?"
"You can die."
"Why?"
"That much electricity can stop your heart or give you burns."
"For real?"
"For real. But I read about a park ranger who got hit seven or eight times and lived."
"Seven times? That lightning not very strong den."
"No, Henry, it wasn't."
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