Dad can you be Sean?

"Dad, can you be Sean?" -- "Come again????"

 Connor is back on the tornado beat pretty strong, maybe he never really left it.  Tonight at the table he asked me if I'd be Sean the Tornado Hunter and buy a DOW truck and hunt tornado's.  DOW stands for Doppler On Wheels.  Yes he knows this.  No, I didn't.

So never mind being the provider of the family... blah, blah, blah.  I should be Sean in my son's eyes.  I explained to him that it would mean I'm gone for a long long time looking for tornados.  Silly Dad, there is an easy answer for that, "I'll be your little helper, Daddy!"  I've already talked about his knowledge of money, so I didn't go into cost for a doppler fitted truck, or gas expense and the fact that it probably wouldn't pencil out.  So I did the best I could and came up with something to the effect of "Oh, really?"  I don't think I came close to meeting in the middle on that one.

 

The Competition

So until I pony up for a DOW truck, lose my sensibility and move my family to "Tornado Alley" to see the tornados that "kill houses."  He's just going to have to settle.  Something a little like this:

Can't believe my taxes are going to a knucklehead that can't paint a straight line on a road.

Connor: "Are those tornado clouds Daddy?"

Me: "No, they are normal clouds son."

Connor:  "Why?"

Me: "Ummm."

 

Connor: "Are those tornado clouds Dad?"

Me: "Uhh, not so much."

Connor: That's not what Sean says and the DOW Truck.  Where's our DOW truck?  Can we buy a DOW Truck at da Walmart Daddy?

Me:  "Do you want to color or something?"

Eat your heart out Sean.

Enjoy your Day!