Open a new world

One of those uncanny afternoons when Elvish was apparently hooked on a book

Tolkien :What are you doing ?

Elvish : Reading a book

Tolkien : That is wonderful.It feels good, doesn’t it ? What inspired you today ?

Elvish : Mom said reading opens new worlds

Tolkien : So what are you ready?

Elvish: How to be a Superhero ?

Big family , small family

In the middle of one of the hysterics between Mom and kids, dad walked in
Dad : We are going to be having guests for the next several weeks...but I want the conversations like these to keep going .
Elvish : yes there will be more people added to the house
I should probably talk to
Holly .
Mom : why?
Elvish : She has a huge family like 8 or 9 people in the house . ...She may have some pointers for us

Nuclear families make every new person added to the house an adventure for the family

Profound life

After a dose of tween talk and philosophy , calling truce 
Tolkien : Mom life is profound.
Mom : yeah...
Tolkien: Don't attempt to understand it just live with it

Addicted to life

Mom is pooped after an exasperated afternoon of war cries and meltdowns from upstairs . After ample refreeing,lecturing and giving up eventually, the kids got to spend the afternoon uninterfered and unmonitored 
Mom : what do you call someone who just won't stop and wants to keep going on and not giving up 
Elvish : Addicted to life

Creative freedom

Mom : I like your poem ,but can we discuss something about the last two lines
Elvish : Why? they are deep ,aren’t they ?
Mom : Yes perhaps, but just as a reader I wonder if your theme is conveyed there
Elvish : Let me explain..The poem is an imagination of why I wish I were a superhero ,the last two lines say
“Super heroes ,Super heroes 
With them,I’d never be a critic “
Mom : But you should change that !! Critic means a person who picks on details
Elvish : Yes ,that’s the reason I want to be a superhero ,I would be so perfect like them,there would be nothing to pick about me !!

Subtle enough hint for mom to stop explaining and belaboring the change ! Needless to say,he won the argument,creative privilege I taught them Tolkien said later. He submitted his poem already before he showed it to us so definitely a thumbs up for his confidence .This is his second adventure into the imaginary land with words