CJ is obsessed with Star Wars and Legos these days. Big surprise. I'm obviously a giant Star Wars fan and Maki introduced CJ to Legos and Lego Mindstorms early.
CJ has been watching the movies lately and has been interested in the family tree of the Skywalkers. Here is a recent, hilarious exchange between me and CJ.
CJ: Mom, how is Uncle Owen Luke Skywalker's Uncle?
Me: Owen was Anakin's stepbrother.
CJ: What's a stepbrother?
Me: Well. Let's see. When a mom and dad split up and one of them remarries and has children, then you become stepbrothers and sisters. Anakin's mom had Anakin, then she married Lars and had a baby named Owen. So Luke and Owen are stepbrothers because they had the same mom.
CJ: You and daddy and split up all the time. Every morning, you and daddy split up and drive to work. Do I have stepbrothers and sisters?
Me: Hmm... split up in this case is something different. When a mom and dad split up, they stop being married.
CJ: You mean they dismarry? (Note how he's trying to put together words; it's not right in this case, but a great job at using "dis")
Me: Yes, it's called getting divorced. Don't worry, mommy and daddy aren't getting divorced and you're not getting any stepbrothers and sisters.
CJ: Did Leia have stepbrothers and sisters?
Me: I don't know. Remember Alderaan got blown up by Darth Vader?
CJ: Oh yeah.
Do you think this is TMI for a six-year old?
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