It gets better. Then worse. Then better, and then worse again.

P {describing middle school humor to C}: It's a whole new level of inappropriate after you take Family Life in 5th grade.

Mind. Blown.

P: What's the story of "The Mask"? It looks like it's a horror movie.

Me: Not really. It's about a guy who's kinda weak and ineffectual, and there's a woman he wishes would notice him, and he finds this mask that makes him confident and powerful, and he hopes it will impress the woman . . .

C: You mean like "The Great Gatsby"?