My
boys love movies about superheroes.
Superman, Batman, Iron Man (RDJ, call me!). Currently, our favorite is the Avengers. So, the other night at dinner, the boys and I
had a heated discussion about what superpowers we’d pick if we could.
5-year-old: I want to bwow tings up
(naturally) or have supewspeed!
I could get pwaces supewfast. Watch! (we watch him run from the kitchen to the family room and back.)
Me: Wow, that was superfast!
8-year-old (a little more mature):
I’d like to fly. Or, actually, I'd rather control the
elements.
Me (totally not mature): I’d like to be invisible! Or, oooooh, control minds!!
In my opinion, there are pros and cons to each of these powers. With great power comes great responsibility, mIright
Spiderman?
Blowing things up
Pro: You can blow things up.
Con: You probably shouldn’t blow
anything up. No matter how much your
brother deserves it for stealing your Legos.
It’s just not nice.
Superspeed
Pro: You can get to places, like Dairy
Queen or Toys R Us, pretty fast.
Con: You run the chance of missing your
exit on the highway. It’s a real pain in
the rear (and illegal) to make U-turns and waiting for the next exit could take
miles and, even though you’re superspeedy, you’re wasting all this time with U-turns
and whatnot when you probably would’ve gotten there in the same amount of time
had you just used your regular speed.
Flying
Pro: I mean, you can FLY. I’d never be afraid of an airplane again
(unless, of course, said airplane was headed straight for me while I was
flying).
Con: With the price of airline tickets
these days, people would be begging you for rides everywhere.
Controlling the elements
Pro: Well, if he could make the sun
shine all throughout the winter season, I’d be all for it.
Con: He already has the ability to
create tornadoes through his bedroom, I don’t think I need any more destruction.
Invisibility
Pro: Who wouldn’t want this? Imagine being able to go wherever you wanted,
whenever you wanted, without being noticed?
Like Target? In the middle of the
night? Awe. Some.
Con: You’d probably hear things about
yourself you don’t really want to hear. “Lea
isn’t funny” isn’t on my top 10 list of things I want to know about me.
Controlling minds
Pro: I could make anyone do what I
wanted. I could make the boys clean up
after themselves! I could make my
husband see that my redecorating ideas are pure brilliance! (New kitchen floors are a great idea!) The world would listen to my every whim! Who needs shoelaces when velcro is so awesome! 4-day work weeks! Hibernation! Snickers as a food group (it has protein)! I could get my Starbucks for free! Every day! The world could be mine! Bwahaha!
Con: No.
There is no con to this.
Who do you have to call to get one of these powers?
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