Jockeying for the Future

Merrick: "Mom? If you die can I have the house?"

Matron: "I'm not going to die any time soon."

Merrick: "But everwbody dies. Even my goldfish died. You're going to DIE. Can I have the house when you die?"

Matron: "I can't promise that."

Merrick: "Can we get a piece of papew and write down how I get the house when you die?"

Matron: "Honey, let's not worry about this for about 20 years, okay?"

Merrick: "But I need to have a document. That's what we leawned today in school. If you want the house you need a document."

Matron: "What's a document?"

Merrick: "Hmmmm . . . .papew?"

He also wants the car.