So my kid says to my wife...

[digby]

On the other hand...

We explained to our then-small kids how, if anything happened to Mommy and Daddy, they'd go to live with Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Jonathan and their favorite cousins. Daughter was emotional, but her younger brother just looked thoughtful. Oh, no, we wondered, is he overwhelmed? But then he looked up and said "But now we know-- how do you know we won't poison you?'