Grandboy (putting a Lego kit together): You know, grandpa, federal gov’t that’s out of control is actually scary.

Me (chuckling): Why do you say that?

Grandboy: BECAUSE GRANDPA if one group has all the power they can take your house and things and stuff.

Me: Yep. But we have ways to stop that from happening.

Grandboy: We do? But that’s the government.

Me: The folks who made out government structure put rules in place to keep that from happening. They were smart folks.

Grandboy: Sometimes I’m scared of things.

Me: Like what?

Grandboy: I don’t like to say their names, because, you know, I’ll start worrying about them.

Me: It’s ok. I’m scared of things too.

Grandboy: REALLY? Like what.. o you probably don’t want to say.

Me: It’s ok I can say it.

Grandboy: You CAN? You’re brave. What’s scares you?

Me: Reckless tax spending and a federal gov’t that’s out of control.

Grandboy: I meant like zombies.

Me: Yes it’s the same thing, boy.