Reason #2048 why my daughter has no chance of being normal

[changeyourstars8]

She adores the Sweeney Todd soundtrack. I was singing the Johanna reprise song to her this morning and she was grinning like crazy. Giggled at the "Mischief! Mischief!" part. Next up: RENT. :-)

For further proof, here's a normal everyday conversation in my family. After watching I Am Legend, Devin read the book , and then this happened--

Devin: "I want to live alone in a world that's been taken over by vampires. That'd be awesome. I could run around naked all day."
Me: "Yeah, on the list of 'mental images I did not want', that one's pretty high up there."
Chris: "The poor, poor vampires."
Devin: "What? They wouldn't be awake. Unless I started singing karaoke."
Chris: "Naked Karaoke in Vampire City. There's the new Sci-Fi Channel original."
Devin: "Cool. Steph, write it. Anyway, I'd leave 'em alone, so I'd live."
Me: "Oh, b.s. you'd leave them alone. . ."
Devin: "Okay, yeah, I would draw mustaches on them while they were asleep."
Me: "Kid, if vampires ever took over you wouldn't even know about it because you'd be holed off in your room playing video games. Then they'd kill you."
Devin: "Long as I finished the level, I'd be cool with that."
Mom: "Devin."
Devin: "What?"
Mom: *shakes head and wisely goes back to her book*
Devin: "I still want to run around naked, though."
Me: "I'm sure there's a nudist beach somewhere that wouldn't kick you out."
Dad: *comes into room* "Um, I should be glad I missed this conversation, shouldn't I?"
Chris: "Very."
Devin: "Maybe at graduation. . ."
Mom: "Devin!"

Comments

[that-evening.livejournal.com]

You are so the kind of Mom I hope to be! :D

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks!! :-)

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Normal is boring, trust me.

How old is Devin?

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

He's 18.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

AHhh. Older son, then.

No, your daughter won't be normal, but like I said, normal is boring. Trust me, I've been there.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

*nods* I tried being normal once. Never quite worked out. :-)

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Well, when people ask me, rhetorically, "What is normal, anyway?", I have an answer.

Normal is a small town in central Illinois, next to Bloomington. My sister was born in Normal hospital, when my family lived in Bloomington (the only hospital in Bloomington was Catholic, and my mom did not approve of their "if you have to choose, save the baby, not the mother" doctrine).

To this day, this remains the only normal thing to happen to my family.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Devin is your...brother?

Mom: "Devin!"

I think this needs to be wailed in the manner of Dave Seville of Chipmunks fame:
"Deviiiiiiin!"

Clearly Devin and Alvin have much in common.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Yep, he's my little brother. Who's taller than me. Darn kid. lol

Clearly Devin and Alvin have much in common.

Clearly. Hee