Daddy's Fish BowlA Clear View Of A Father's Family Experiences

Alien or Human?

This one is going to be pretty short, but after the last post, I needed to write a feel good story to brighten the mood of the site.  As you guys know, in order to obtain a feel good story, I have to look no further than my own kids.  Yesterday, Ty and I were playing and he noticed a blue dot on my foot and asked what it was.  I wasn’t exactly sure what it was, it looked like a spec of dirt or something that I picked up from the floor.  So I did the most logical thing, I made something up.  Now I could have been like any normal parent and just told him that it was some dirt or lent from the floor and kept it moving.  But where would the fun be in that right?  So instead, I fabricated a story about the origins of the blue dot, which led to a 30 minute battle of wits between Ty and myself.  Why am I matching wits with a 5 year old? Because it’s great bonding time and listening to his logic is hysterical.

Okay, so are you ready for my explanation of the blue dot mystery?  I told Ty that while I was napping (only 30 mins prior), aliens came and abducted me and they took me into space.  While in space they told me that I would have to become one of them and would never be allowed to leave.  I told Ty that I was really sad because I wouldn’t be able to see him anymore so I started fighting those aliens and got free so that  I could come back home.  But right before I jumped off their spaceship, they shot me in the foot with the “blue dot alien transformation juice” and told me that the dot would spread until I was completely an alien.  Some story huh? Don’t ask me where this stuff comes from, it just pops in my head and the boys seem interested so sometimes I get carried away and keep going, lol.

Well I don’t know if Ty bought the story, I mean it was pretty far fetched. Whether he believed it or not, he was intent on not having an alien father!  Now some of you may think that means he was planning to find a cure, or tell the aliens to turn me back to normal, or find any means whatsoever to stop the transformation, well you’re all wrong.  This kid tells me that if I turn into an alien he would fight me and then go to my job and tell my boss to fire me.  WHAT, ARE YOU SERIOUS? I just told you that I fought off a herd of aliens because I missed you and to pay me back you want to disown me?  Even go as far as getting me fired from my job if I turn into one of the aliens?  We’re gonna have to sit down and have a heart to heart about loyalty really soon. 

I tell him if I get fired from my job that I can’t pay the bills.  He tells me that Mommy can pay the bills and I explain that she doesn’t have a job, because she stays home and takes care of him and his little brother.  Now this is where I feel that the battle is over before it even started; I pull out my big guns and tell him that since Mommy won’t be able to pay the bills, you guys will have to go live in the woods with the bears.  I figured this would shut him down, end of story, let’s move on.  Nope, I was wrong, Ty responds with “you can get a job in space.”  The kid has an answer for everything, there’s no stopping him.  I tell him that if I get a job in space, they’ll pay me with alien money and the bill collectors won’t accept it.  His answer to this problem: “well, the bill collectors will just have to become aliens too, that way they can accept your alien money.

And there you have it folks, how one simple alien encounter has the possibility to change the world.  If bill collectors will have to become aliens just to accept my money, can you imagine how many other individuals will have to change to accommodate our family? lol

Hey, turned out not to be so short afterall huh. Hope you enjoyed it.