Conversations with a Four-Year-Old: Matricide

CHILD: BOO!

MOTHER: Ah!

CHILD: Did I scare you?

MOTHER: Oh, yes. You scared me. You were very scary.

CHILD: But did I give you a heart attack?

MOTHER: Well, no. You didn't give me a heart attack.

CHILD: Okay, let me try it again. Louder next time.