The Dawn Of Reason — Sort Of
As stated before, Zoe is pretty close to being hip to the whole Santa thing. Tonight, she took a big swing at his Spring-time partner in crime, the Easter Bunny. And missed.
Zoe called me into her room after being tucked into bed to ask me a question, and she insisted on getting a “for real, serious, not kidding answer.” Those are in short supply around here but I told her I’d try. Her question: “Is Mom the Easter Bunny?” I ducked it: “Um… I dunno. Why?”
Zoe proceeded to tell me that she’s sure Beth is the Easter Bunny because last Easter, after she had gotten her Easter basket and found all the eggs and candy that had been hidden, she went into Beth’s office to get something, and in Beth’s trash she found the wrappers from all the candy and toys in her basket. So she put two and two together and decided it was obvious that Mom is the Easter Bunny. Which means that Mom dresses up in a bunny suit on Easter morning and goes around putting Easter baskets on people’s front porches and hiding eggs and candy for their kids to find.
She was so so close to figuring it out … and then she lost her mind.
No kid in their right mind would give up the Easter Bunny. All that FREE chocolate! Santa’s a difficult transition, too. We know this because of those straggling half-hearted teenagers who show up on doorsteps at Halloween. They know it’s all hocus pocus kiddie stuff, but it’s really hard to give up the pillow sack of free chocolate bars. I just love what Zoe’s done with the evidence though. Instead of asking if it all is a game, she asks if mom IS the Easter Bunny. Your kid has a great mind.
It’s only a matter of time that Mommy will be revealed as the Juicy Couture Fairy.
Chuck…maybe Beth IS the Easter Bunny. Can you honestly tell me that you’ve been able to account for her whereabouts from Midnight to 7 AM every Easter Sunday?