Fun With Bats

 For some reason, Austin & I were reminiscing about the time we had a bat in our house.

Me: I can’t believe your mom and X both were like, “You should have killed it.”

Austin: We used to get bats in the house all the time when I was little. My mom really believed killing them was the only way to keep them out.

Me: I’ve had three bats in this house in over 20 years. Bats do not go and tell their friends to come to our house.

Austin: Not with our cats. Those bats are thankful to get out alive. They warn their friends to stay away from our house. Poor traumatized bat.

Me: Y was proud of me for not killing it. We don’t kill things in our house. Bees, bats, spiders, they’re all useful creatures and help nature. We do not murder—

Austin: It’s not murder. They’re breaking into our house. It’s self-defense.