Deathly Serious

(My wife and I are in the kitchen, talking, when our four-year-old daughter comes in, grinning ear to ear.)

Daughter: “I’m so happy!”

Me: “Oh, yeah? Why is that, honey?”

Daughter: *suddenly very serious* “Because I was going to die today.” *her face brightens* “But then I didn’t!”

(My wife and I stammer out some kind of response, and after she skips away, glance at each other warily.)

Wife: “Well, that was creepy.”

Me: “Yep. I think I just met my quota for the day.”

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