Punch n' Juicy
Nephew: Uncle Tommy, what is that?
Me: That's a kind of bubble gum.
Nephew: Can I have some?
Me: I don't think it exists any more.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: Well, they stopped selling it?
Nephew: How come?
Me: I guess it wasn't very good.
Nephew: Did you have any?
Me: I don't think so.
Nephew: Can we try some?
Me: No.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: Because they don't make it anymore.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: I guess it didn't sell very well.
Nephew: How much did it cost?
Me: I don't know.
Nephew: Didn't you have any money?
Me: Not in 1983.
Nephew: Did they make gum in 1983?
Me: Of course they made gum in 1983.
Nephew: Did you buy any?
Me: Sometimes my Dad bought me some at the store.
Nephew: Some of that gum?
Me: No. Other gum.
Nephew: But not that gum?
Me: No. Other gum.
Nephew: Was it better than that gum?
Me: I don't know. I never tried that gum.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: Don't remember knowing about that gum.
Nephew: But didn't you have this comic when you were little?
Me: Yes, but I don't remember the gum.
Nephew: You don't remember gum?
Me: I remember gum, but I don't remember that gum.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: I just don't.
Nephew (after a long pause): I think it looks good. I want some.
Me: You can't have any.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: Because they don't make it anymore.
Nephew: Why not?
Me: Can we read the comic story?
Nephew (rolls eyes, skeptically): oooookay......
1 Comments:
It kind of reminds me of my conversations with my daughter.
Sadly, I don't have any comics that I'd be willing to read her. All of my "fun"comics that I had that would be age appropriate were destroyed due to childhood wear and tear. Once I got serious about comics (bagged and boarded) the ones I collected tend to be too "dark" for her.
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