Quicksave in real life?

Grandboy: Ooo he looks dangerous.

Me: Hm. I’d hide for a bit and get your strength back.

Grandboy: Good idea (he hides).

Me: O he’s a lot stronger than you. I’d head back to a safe place and do a quicksave.

Grandboy: That’s a good idea grandpa.

(He saves the game, then beats the challenge a few minutes later after some difficulty.)

Me: Wouldn’t it be nice to have a quicksave in real life?

Grandboy: YAH! That way you can do ANYTHING and come back if you make a mistake.

Me: Heh but in real life you can’t, so you’d better be good at being watchful and knowing how to handle mistakes 🙂




“History by non sequitur” approach

Grandboy (eating leftover Halloween candy): Hey grandpa this grape sucker tastes weird. Like Play-Doh!

Me: Like Plato? I never knew you tasted Plato the Philosopher.

Grandboy: Grandpa. I’m serious.

Me: Nice to meet you, Sirius the star.

Grandboy: Grandpa, sometimes…

I follow the “History by non sequitur” approach