Aye, There's The Rub.

A lot of what I write here comes from stuff the Boy says when he and I are driving in my car. I think of them as the Back Seat Conversations.

So we're driving home from his after-school place and suddenly he tells me:

Boy: Daddy, my bad dreams are getting scarier.

Me: Oh no, how come?

Boy: You want to know why?

Me: Yes, why?

Boy: Because it's getting closer to Halloween.