My little 5 year old boy had been down in the play room this afternoon. When he came up, he came and asked, "Mommy, are you drunk?" ??????? Happily, by this point in my parenting career I have at least learned enough to know to not overreact to questions from young children. (For the record, though I have godly people near and dear to me who choose to drink alcohol in certain situations, I myself am a lifelong teetotaler and intend to keep it that way.) So I stare at him a second and let the wheels in my brain spin. Finally it came to me. "Snickerdoodle, what do you think being drunk is?" 2 or 3 shrugs. "I don't know." "Are asking because you heard it in The Magician's Nephew? When Aunt Letty says she's sure that young woman (the witch) was drunk?" "Yes, that's what made me think of it. Are you drunk?" After assuring him I was not drunk, we had a beginning little talk about the effects of alcohol. I'll be interested to hear what else he picks up as we read along in the Narnia books!

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