Difficult conversations

K: Mommy, what does sexy mean?

Me: Uh... it means... uh... maybe you could ask Daddy?

K: Just tell me. What does it mean?

Me: It sort of means... pretty, but in a weird grown-up way.

K (running around playing superhero): Hey, I want to have sex with you!

Me: K, why are you talking about sex? Do you know what it is?

K: In the Mega Man comic, "The Seven Deadly Mega Mans," Cut Man wants to fight with Mega Man, and Mega Man is listening to a song like this [dancing], and then he turns around with hearts in his eyes and Cut Man runs away, and Mega Man says, "Hey, where are you going? I just want to have sex with you!"

Me: That's... really weird. Stop talking about sex and being sexy, ok? Sex is something grown-ups do when they want to make babies. It's not a kid thing.

K: OH!

Me (on the way home): K, you know something bad happened in Boston while we were gone, right?

K: Yes, I saw it on the news. [Thanks, grandparents, for watching news about a bombing with a 6-year old around.]

Me: Bombs were set off at the marathon. Yesterday the police caught the bombers and put them in jail. They caught them in our town, so people at school might be talking about it on Monday. In fact, on Friday everyone had to stay inside all day. The police were chasing the bombers in the street, so they told everyone to stay safe inside their houses.
K: Yeah.

Me: How do you feel about all that?

K: It makes me feel like jumping out the window.

Me: Jumping out the window?

K: Jumping out the window so I can fight crime!