For sixteen years, we had a cat named Chili. We found her as a kitten abandoned in the parking lot of Chili’s restaurant (don’t judge—I was 22). She was a sweet kitty, loved our kids dearly, and brought us so much love and happiness.
She passed away two years ago, but we still think of her often—mostly when it’s cold outside.
Me: Oh. It’s a little chilly today.
Kids: Awwww, Chili! I miss her.
And then we all sing, “It’s a little Chili outside today. Little Chili!”
It’s puke-worthy adorable.
So imagine my surprise the other night when I had the following conversation with my (very literal, logical, structure-and-rule-oriented) 8-year-old son in the kitchen.
Colin: What’s in the pot?
Me: Oh, some chili I made. You want some?
Colin: Wait, wait, wait. You mean to tell me we’re eating our old cat for dinner?
Me and Erin: *blink blink*
And then we all died from laughter. I’m so proud.
For the record, these are the house rules for eating chili.
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I love your house. Your house freaking rocks.
Come visit anytime. xoxo
Too sweet!!!
“Sweet” is usually the word I use for making jokes about eating dead cats too. 😉
Is the chili song sung to a particular tune?
Sounds like a memorable moment. Isn’t it awesome when your kids develop a more sophisticated sense of humor and can make the whole family laugh? Those are the BEST times!
The Chili Song does indeed have a particular tune. I’ll have to have Mr. Foxy record it for you.
And, yes, it is completely awesome. 🙂
What a fun name because it comes up in conversation.
I love me some chill!
She was just this little bitty chili bean when we found her too.
Sarcasm, wit, and puns are the hallmarks of a smart (ass) kid! Your Colin is rocking it.
He’s going to make the perfect blogger. 😉
This post couldn’t have come at the more perfect time to make me smile today – we lost our 16 year old “Bear” just last week…. The laughter is what helped us through…. My 7 year old first tried to call 911 when we realized he was dying…. and then told me “No worries Mom – he has 9 lives – he will be back” 8 more times. Thank goodness for those crazy kid brains that make us smile! And thank you for lol this morning!
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about Bear. It’s so hard to lose a pet. I wish they lived far longer. Sending lots of love your way!
I love that your house is just as twisted as mine!
It’s the best kind of house, right? 😉
This is my favorite “eat this, not that.” Very sweet. Colin cracks me up.
I had to make the graphic. You know, just in case it wasn’t clear… 😉
I love it!!! I have a Colin too – and although he’s a smidge older (9), he sounds a LOT like yours. 🙂
Having a Colin makes life so much brighter, yes? 🙂
Funny kids are the best.
Remind me not to name any pets after food.
They certainly are. I think I’ll keep him around.
Your son and my son, man. *shakes head* *laughs* No wonder they get along so well.
Jes. Very much jes.
Either they all know, or they are all doing the arithmetic !
Anyway, my mum had a story from the WW11 when there was not much food around, and little Johnny came into his hose proudly holding up a dead cat by the tail. “Hey, mum”, he said, “somebody’s thrown away a perfectly good cat.”.
Oh man. That’s awful and fabulous all at the same time.
The side by side photo killed me!
Mr. Foxy will be happy to hear that. I made him stay up late to finish it for me.
Colin strikes again! 😀
I really should start paying him. He practically writes this blog for me.
We had a cat named Barbecue. So I think you know where I’m going with this. 😉
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Did you cremate the cat?