Too, funny!

Yesterday, my oldest son, Elijah, was spending time at Grandma's and Grandpa's. I went to pick him up and bring him home, always a task in itself, and he begins the argument. Mom? can I spend the night tonight, please? Well buddy, no not tonight, it's Sunday and you have school tomorrow, it's a very special day. Tomorrow is mommy and me, for Kindergarten next year! He looks down, climbs up onto Grandpa's lap and then looks me dead in the eye, But mom, what's so important about school anyway? I laughed and looked at mom, thinking up an explanation a five year old could understand. You have to learn to read and write, because when you get older you need a job to live, and you won't be able to get married and have babies without a job to support them. He looked back at me, paused for a second, then the response... So you mean school is my last chance? He said with a touch of fear in his voice! I laughed so hard, yeah buddy! School is your last chance! Needless to say, he was up and ready to go to school this morning.