Boy: Dad weren't you in Afghanistan?
Dad: Yeah. Hey, do you like these Oatmeal Pies?
Boy: But where is Afghanistan?
Dad: Buddy, it's a whole different part of the world. Do you want donuts?
Boy: So, what's it called there?
Dad: It's called ...Afghanistan.
At this point I started to chuckle. Geez, how many times have we all been shopping, just trying to get the heck out, and your little kid keeps asking questions and distracting you?
I thought the whole thing was just as cute as can be. Dad noticed me laughing and got a little huffy saying, "Well, I don't know how to explain it to him!"
Then he hurried away. It didn't occur to me until minutes later that he might have thought I was laughing at him. I wish I'd thought to say something nice.