Nate: Mom, do you know that Alcatraz was the hardest jail to escape from? Because it's an island. And sometimes prisoners can't swim so they can't get away. But I could get away. First I would have to get the keys from the guard and I could do that if I knocked him down first. And then I would unlock my cell and get a ladder and climb up over the wall. But I would have to have a boat waiting for me so I could jump off of the wall and right onto the boat and then it could hurry and get me away before they know I'm gone.
Mom: Nate, why are you worried about escaping from Alcatraz.
Nate: Because Mom, you wouldn't want to be in jail. . .
Mom: Well, than maybe it would be easier not to do bad things that might land you in jail?
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It is funny how easy, obvious, even logical answers are not first in children's minds. I am amazed at how much I point out the obvious to my son.
Yes, avoiding jail altogether is the better route.
Good to know, though, that regardless of the route he chooses, he has a plan.
He was a little bit crushed today when I told him that Alcatraz no longer functions as a jail.
jail or prison?
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