Seagulls

Drew: Jack, please! You are being so loud. It is really annoying.
Jack: I can't help it. Just like gulls. Seagulls just can't help being annoying.

A Good Artist

Jack: Mom, will you hold my paint brush for a second?
Tara: Sure. Why? What do you need?
Jack: A tissue. A good artist always blows his nose.

NPR

There is a story about Apple and Steve Jobs on the radio.
Jack: Daddy. Be quiet and turn this up. I want to hear this whole thing.

Later, a story about fighting in Afghanistan.
Jack: Wow. So that guy escaped but he didn't have a weapon. How do you think he did that? I'll bet he needed a gun and was sad he didn't have one. I could have given him one of my pirate swords but I don't have any guns.

During a story about a fire in a garment factory at the turn of the century:
Jack: You don't have to turn this off. It doesn't make me sad or scared. Well I guess it is sad that all those people got burned. Can we make sure our fire alarms work when we get home?

Grandparents

Jack: Mom, when I grow up will you be a grandparent?
Tara: Maybe. It depends if you and the person you love have kids. Or if Will and the person he loves has kids. Do you think you'd like to be a dad someday?
Jack: Yeah. I'd like that. But I still want you to be my mom and I still want my dad to be my dad.
Tara: Buddy, I'll always be your mom and your dad will always be your dad. Forever and ever. That will never change.
Jack: Even when I'm 10? Even when I'm 16?
Tara: Your whole life, no matter how old you are. Even if you have kids. I'll be your mom and I'll be a grandma to your kids.
Jack: Oh yeah! Just like Grammy is your mom and Nana is daddy's mom! Wow. That's really cool. I like how families work.

Word Play

Drew: What's brown and sticky?
Jack: Umm... sticky rice?
Drew: A stick

Jack: What's black and scary?
Drew: I don't know.
Jack: The dark!

Drew: That was a good joke. Did someone tell you that?
Jack: Nah, I just made it up.

Nowhere

Jack: Are you going to be around when I'm grown up?
Tara: I certainly hope so. What made you ask that?
Jack: I don't know. I just want you to be here. I don't want you to move away or anything.
Tara: Where would I go?
Jack: Maybe another country. Nowhere.
Tara: Nowhere? If I moved nowhere I'd still be here. Right?
Jack: No. The country Nowhere. Or is it called Middle of Nowhere?

Career Choices

Jack: There sure are a lot of options for what you want to be when you grow up.
Tara: You're right. There are. You can be anything you want to be.
Jack: Will you help me decide?
Tara: Well you don't have to choose right now. You have a long time to make that choice and you can always change your mind.
Jack: Maybe we can start thinking about it now. I'll say a choice and then you say one and then I'll say one... Rock Star.
Tara: What about a doctor?
Jack: Oh, good one. Race car driver.
Tara: That would one would be exciting. Lawyer.
Jack: Hmmm. Motor cross bike jumper.
Tara: That might be dangerous. How about a librarian like daddy? Or yoga teacher like me?
Jack: Maybe I'll be a sales associate.
Tara: You know, I think you'd be a great salesman. What would you sell?
Jack: Lots of stuff. Cars. Or houses. Or I could sell sandwiches. Or maybe lightbulbs and light switches...