Michael Jackson – a thrilling story

I was passing out vitamins to the kids. Andrea and Gwyneth share what color they got. Purple, Pink! As i’m putting the bottle away, Andrea asks what happens if you take two vitamins. Is it bad? Well … probably taking two won’t do any harm, but i don’t tell her that. Have to teach the kids that overdosing on pills is bad, right? So i tell her it might make her sick, and that if she takes too many she could die.

“Just like Michael Jackson”, says Gwyneth. What’s that? “Mom and i were watching a show where they talked about that”. Hmm, news to me, but hey – maybe? So anyway, out of the blue Andrea asks, “Is Michael Jackson a zombie?”

I take a moment as i compose myself. “Why yes, as a matter of fact. There’s a video of him when he turned into a zombie. Do you want to watch it?” “YES”. Queue Thriller.

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'alls neighborhood

Later (after watching it two or three times), Luann comes home and the girls jump up and down. “Did you know Michael Jackson is a zombie? And he’s in a video where all the actors turn into zombies too! Do you want to watch it with us?”