Kid"isms"

I'm slammed with work for a magazine deadline, so I'm having to hold off on some posts I'd planned. For now, I will share with you this amusing peek into the mind of an 8-year-old boy, my son Wildcat:

"Mom? I been thinking...when I grow up, I think I would like to be just like Abraham Lincoln."

"Oh, really? He's my favorite President. Why do you want to be like him?"

"Well, he stood up for other people who needed it. And, I stand up for my
friends when they need it."

(thinking pause)

"Uh, Mom? On second thought, I still DO want to be just like Abraham Lincoln...but...well, except for the part where he gets shot."