Walking to school:
Joe: You know what (name of child bully redacted) said to me? He said he was going to beat me up.
Me: Really? What did you say?
Joe: I said I was going to come with my whole family and beat HIM up.
Me: (weirdly proud) There you go!
Joe: I’d bring Gop (Morrison’s Dad) first, he’s pretty strong. I’d use Grandpa last, because of his neck surgery.
Me: Smart.
Joe: And I’m pretty good at defense. My breakdancing moves are defensive.
Me: So true —
Joe: So yeah, basically I said my whole family would beat him up.
Me: That’s RIGHT. ( A moment. Then, catching myself -) Oh, but violence is never the answer.
Joe: Okay.
Me: Unless it’s warranted.
Joe: Okay.
Me: so in this case, yes.
Joe: …Okay.