according to Jack

While driving down the road one day…

Jack: “Mommy! Stop! Stop the car!”

Me: “Why?! What’s the matter??”

Jack: “The light is red. Red means stop.”

Me: “Umm… yeah. If it’s all the same to you I’d like to stop up there when I get to the light instead of back here half a mile away.”

Jack: “Mommy. Green means go, and yellow means slow, and red means stop stop STOP!”

Me: “That’s right, buddy. But don’t scream in the car unless you have a serious emergency.”

While sitting at the red light…

Jack: “Mommy! Go! GO! GO! DRIVE! Green means go!!”

Me: “Jack, I can’t go right now!”

Jack: “Why not?”

Me: “Because there’s four cars in front of me and I can’t run into them.”

Jack: “Why not?”

Me: “Because I don’t want to have a wreck.”

Jack: “Why not?”

Me: “Because it’s not a very nice thing to do.”

Jack: “Why not?”

Me: “uh… OKAY, we’re moving now.”