Lay down your arms

My kid is awesome.

This morning Sawyer was watching The Backyardigans while I got ready for work. He was curled up on the sofa, drinking his milk with his "bordley" laying next to him. He said, "Mommy, I have to tell you about the Romans" So I paused the tv...I've gotta hear this! He had talked about The Romans a time or 2 with Granddad and Mamilene, so he's well-versed in the subject (that is for a 3 1/2 year old)
"The Romans were sleeping outside in the woods where they sleep and they put their guns and swords down. And then it rained at night and their guns and swords got all wet so they crushed them up and took them to the dump...like where me and Daddy got the crushed glass." On several other occasions Sawyer told me about Firefighters or Soldiers throwing their guns in the trash or a landfill. In the case of the latter, I chose not to address the issue of greenhouse gasses and trash vs. recycling. At this point I asked him if that is what he wants. "Do you want all the weapons to be put in the trash?" Is this leading? The answer is yes. He has no hidden agenda here.

If Sawyer could run for President right now his platform will be as follows:
*Gun Control - a call for all guns and other weapons to be crushed up or put in a landfill
*All meals should consist of crackers, crackers and more crackers
*Kindness and respect for all living creatures - this includes nasty little grub bugs that Mom finds while planting
*And a Cherry-Montgomery family house rule: All buns are fair game

And apparently Sawyer is Jewish...at least that's what he told me tonight.

B'Shalom