Conversation

Child: "Maybe?"

Wife: "Would that be age-appropriate?"

Me: "I literally just walked in the room and have no idea what you two are discussing."

Wife: "The Lord of the Rings."

Me: looks at nine-year-old "We would start with The Hobbit."

Child: "That book looked scary."

Wife: "You only say that because Gollum is on the cover. 'ℕ𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕪 𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕙𝕠𝕓𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕖𝕤...'"

Child: frowning in thought. "What's a hobbitses? A hobbit princess?"

Comments

[Tipper]

Okay, I’ll admit it, Sock. She’s pretty cute. You should probably keep her.

[FanOfMostEverything]

Ankle Sock is precious and should be cherished.

[Escrime]

Bah! Start 'em on the Children of Hurin and only after finishing that move to the Hobbit.