Journal RevMike's Journal: My eldest is a genius 1

My eldest son is a genius. This has become obvious less than a month after his third birthday.

Sunday was a beautiful spring day here in Metro NYC. It was sunny and almost 70 degrees. I was cleaning the yard and my son was playing. In the late afternoon he noticed that the moon was out.

I have this crazy habit that I inherited from my own father where I frequently break out into song, inspired by some observation or event around me. My wife says that she always though musicals were silly - who breaks into song like that - until she met my family.

Anyway, I started singing Cat Steven's Moon Shadow for my son. For those that don't recall the song, the verse goes something like...

If I ever lose my leg
I won't groan and I won't beg
If I ever lose my leg
I won't have to walk no more

... the song continues through various verses where Cat Stevens describes what kind of things he won't have to do if he loses certain body parts.

So now here comes the genius part...

My son starts singing his own original verse:

If I ever lose my finger
I won't have to carry my spoon at dinner.

Now the rhyme and meter isn't perfect, but an ordinary three-year-old should not be able to understand why the lyrics are clever and funny, and be able to passably imitate them!