no worries. he's got it.

John and I were discussing whether Jackson could see The Avengers.  We left Bella and Jackson at home when we saw it in the theater and I felt really happy about that decision once we saw the movie.  Afterward, the men-folk (John, Sean and Liam) thought Jackson and Bella would be okay to see it and the women-folk (Maddie and I) definitely disagreed.  Lots of violence and lots of dark concepts.  So, now that it's out on DVD, the conversation came up again.

John: "Listen.  He's not a baby.  He understands the difference between reality and fiction."

Kat: "Yeah.  He's six.  I want to continue to filter what he sees, just like we did for the other kids at this age."

John: "You're being overprotective. He's fine."

Jackson comes wandering in.

Kat: "Jackson - do you know the difference between things that are real and things that are pretend?  Like in movies and TV shows?"

Jackson: "Uh, yeah."

John [leading the witness]: "Like in Lord of the Rings.  You know what characters are real and what are not, right?"

Jackson: "Yeah.  Wike twolls.  Twolls are not weal.  Or orcs.  Dose aren't weal eiver."

John: [with a vindicated look on his face] "Right, Jackson.  They aren't real."

Jackson: "But hobbits?  Hobbits are weal."