Me: Do you know what's living on our compost bin now?
Nilay: What?
Me: Lizards. Do you know why?
Nilay: Oh, they're eating the worms and little buggies that eat the garbage. Ohhhhhh (loudly). We've made an ecosystem.
Me: Yep
Kavin: What's an ecosystem?
Nilay: You're in grade 4 now. You'll learn this year.
Kavin: What eats lizards? Eagles. Next we'll have eagles.
Me: Those, I can't deal with.
Kavin: What next? Dinosaurs!
Nilay: What?
Me: Lizards. Do you know why?
Nilay: Oh, they're eating the worms and little buggies that eat the garbage. Ohhhhhh (loudly). We've made an ecosystem.
Me: Yep
Kavin: What's an ecosystem?
Nilay: You're in grade 4 now. You'll learn this year.
Kavin: What eats lizards? Eagles. Next we'll have eagles.
Me: Those, I can't deal with.
Kavin: What next? Dinosaurs!