On Christmas night, most of the cousins were gathered around the TV set watching mine and my sister’s favorite Christmas movie, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. (This is a bit of a digression, but if you have not seen this movie, you need to find yourself a copy and watch it. You just have to….it’s a law or something. It’s kinda hard to find, but I think you can still buy it here.) So, anyway, they were all sitting around watching the movie. The premise of the film is that Loretta Swit (from MASH) has to take over the church’s Christmas play at the last minute, only to find that their small town’s family of hooligans, the Herdmans, have taken over the production. What ensues is a riotous version of the Nativity.
At one point, the pastor of the church, calls the director in to discuss the progress of the play. He’s not really happy with how things are going with the delinquents playing all the main roles and is seriously considering canceling it. He says, “You know, Grace, Mrs. So-and-So says that all the Herdmans ever talk about are sex and underwear.”
Braden, my almost nine year-old nephew pipes up, and asks, “What and underwear?”
All of the adults heard the question, and we start to look nervously at one another. Bonny Annie smirks a little from her corner of the sofa. A few uncomfortable seconds pass, when my five year-old nephew, Benjamin, answers, “Socks. Socks and underwear.”
Now why didn’t I think of that? Years ago? What a deliciously simple answer for all those squirmy questions kids come up with over the years….
Where do babies come from? God makes them from socks.
What are those two dogs doing? They are figthing over some socks.
Why can’t I watch this movie? It shows too many scenes with dirty socks.
Why does Adam Lambert act like that? He has mismatched socks.
When can I read that book on the top shelf? When you’re about twelve or so because it’s all about socks education.
Why did you just turn off the news? Because they are talking about some socks scandal again.
What did you get for Christmas this year? New socks
Umm….okay…that last one doesn’t really work. Just forget about that one.
The mind of a five year-old….thanks Benjamin! You’re a life saver!
Another quotable Siegal! Sitting by stockings and socks and underwear! Gotta love ‘em!
I like that as an excuse for Adam Lambert.
Your Adam Lambert reply made me snort!
Emily
Mismatched socks??!! Ohmy! That’s GOOD!
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Perfect! Do you think the boys will pick up their socks after we have a socks education class?
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BAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
You are so funny!
Blessings,
Dawn
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Hilarious!
OK, maybe the movie is good, I haven’t seen it, but really the book is so good, why would you need the movie (unless you want to get it all over with in a couple hours and of course, need some humorous fodder for your blog LOL)? This was my first year reading the book as an adult and I almost cried in parts. Plus it let me alter the language some for my 6 year old (I wish I had thought of socks!). I have decided reading the book will be a new tradition for us though, it was that good.
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I like it. I’ll be using that one.
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Very funny stuff!
Great story!
I may never feel the same way about socks…
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I missed this one somehow… fabulous!
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