“I love you,” said the seven-year-old boy whom I was driving to his karate lesson.
His three-year-old brother and two-year-old sister were in the back seat of the car with him. They are at an age where they act instinctively, so I always get lots of proclamations of love from them. The seven-year-old shows me that he loves me, but he rarely says it.
Today, however, I must have done something to deserve hearing how he felt about me.
“I love you, too,” I said.
“But,” he said, “I will love you … even when you’re dead.”
“That’s so nice,” I said.
He continued, “I’ll even go to your funeral.”
“Oh, thanks so much,” I said.
When do you think that will be?” he asked as we pulled into the parking lot.
“Hopefully, after I pick you up and take you all home,” I said, as I unlatched the buckles from his car seat and watched him enter the karate studio.
That is hilarious! “When do you think that will be?” And your response was excellent!
It was pretty funny!