From the Mouths of Babes

We're driving home from the movies with the two kids. We're listening to a mix CD's that my au pair burned for me. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," sung by Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole is playing.

The kids are debating the merits of the song and the singer, when DrChako decides this might be a good time to teach the children a health lesson.

"You know what kids? This man was huge. He died because his was so big. And he was very young."

Son #1 says, incredulously, "Really? How young?"

"In his 30s," says my husband.

Son #1 says, "Why did he die?"

This is my husband's proudest moment. He gets to deliver today's life lesson about obesity. "His heart exploded!" *

Son #2 perks up at this moment and exclaims, "His FART exploded?!?!"

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You have to admit it would be a funnier cause of death.

Respectfully submitted,

The Wife

* Cause of death was actually a weight-related respiratory problem.