Gabraham Lincoln.

Daddy.
he said.
When it gets really dark tonight, can I come sleep with you guys?

Yep.
I said.

Actually.
he said.
Should I go lay in your bed now so I don't have to get out of my bed and walk over during the night?

It's okay, buddy.
I said.
I can come get you when you wake up during the night.

Well...
he said.
Can I please just go lay in your bed now because I want to?

Well.
I said.
If you pass a quiz.

Okay.
he said.
What is the question?

The first question,
I said.
Is this: what is the country of Mesopotamia called now?

Iraq.
he said.

Good.
I said.
Question two: what is another word for "humans?"

Homo sapiens.
he said.

Correct.
I said.
Number three: what is one thing the Sumerians invented?

Umm...
he said.
Horses for farming?

Well...
I said.
Close enough. Four: what is the name of the guy who came up with the Three Laws of Motion?

Umm...
he thought hard.
Is it the same as the man who invented the light bulb?

Nope.
I said. It's not Thomas Edison. His name starts with an "I."

Oh.
he said.
Isaac Newton?

Yep.
I said.
And what is the first Law of Motion?

Is it...
he asked.
When an apple is on a tree and something else makes it start moving and it drops on someone's head?

Sort of.
I said.
We'll count it. Last question: who was the first President of the United States?

(This was the softball lob)

Umm...
he thought hard.
Abraham Lincoln.

Nope.
I said.
One more chance. You know who it is. His name starts with a "G."

Ohhh...
he said, grin spreading big.
Gabraham Lincoln!

Hahaha!
I laughed uproariously.
That's hilarious! But seriously: no. Sorry.

Do I pass the quiz?
he asked.

Not really.
I said.

I carried him to our bed and dumped him on it, burying him under two mountains of covers and left his grinning little messy face peering up. I don't know if it's the right thing to do. Technically, he failed. But you know...even Gabraham Lincoln had some early missteps. And he turned out decent. So I'm holding out hope. Holding out for a hero. At least until the end of the night.

And he's gotta be strong and fast and larger than life.

Happy week ahead, universe. Or should I say...guniverse?