As I lay peacefully sleeping in my bed last night, a storm of indignation was brewing in my daughter's heart...I awakened with a heart-pounding jolt when my door banged open, and in rushed an Avenging Fury. It was Siobhan, of course. And with eyes blazing, she eloquently proclaimed "King James is an A**hole!"
Did I really hear that?! I yawned and said "I'm sorry, Siobhan--what did you say?" My daughter repeated her profound statement: "King James is an A**HOLE!" Bewildered, I asked "WHAT are you talking about?" Trembling with anger, Siobhan replied: "KING JAMES! I'm going to take our Exacto knife and cut his name off every Bible in this house, because the man is an A**HOLE!!"
Whatever. All I wanted was a little sleep...I groaned and said "Siobhan! The man's been dead for hundreds of years--there's nothing he can do about it now. Cut him a little slack!" I proceeded to roll over and bury my head under my pillow, while Siobhan drifted back up the hall--all the while muttering about murder holes and dungeons until her voice was just a faint memory...
I woke up this morning the same way I went to sleep last night-- laughing. Out loud. My righteous daughter...How could you not love her?
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