Ahhhh, Summer. The time of year when my sister allows me to take her children out of the house unsupervised.
whoops.
Recently, my 13 year-old nephew and I hopped in the car and began our drive across town.
That's right about where things went....awry.
My nephew spotted a large pick-up truck with a cooler, a chair and a baby stroller strapped to the bed.
Nephew: Hey look at that truck!
Me: What?
Nephew: It has a stroller in the back...that's not very manly.
Me: I don't know...I think that's sexy. It's very manly to be a good dad....
Nephew: (no response)
Me: Or he's a pedophile and that's gross.
Nephew: What's a pedophile?
Me: someone who abuses children sexually and that's illegal.
Nephew: No, no, no. STOP!
Me: What?
Nephew: Just stop.
Me: How do you not know what a pedophile is?
Nephew: STOP
Me: Does your mother, like, talk to you at all, EVER?
Nephew: No Mimi...
Me: You're like, thirteen now right?
Nephew: I don't know these things.
Me: Well, that's just weird.
Nephew: NO. Stop.
Me: Well...
*awkward silence*
Me: I mean, you asked.
Nephew: I know. I changed my mind.
*longer, even more awkward silence*
Me: I mean, you should know by now not-
Nephew: I know, I know, don't ask Mimi anything. *DRAMATIC, EXASPERATED EYE ROLL*
Me: Whatevs dude. Don't blame me for pedophilia...
WTF.
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