In which Secondo channels Susan Sontag

Secondo:  "Mom?"

Me: "Yes?"

Secondo:  "What's a METAPHOR?"

Spoken like a boy with too many ladyfriends

Terzo:  "MOM!"

Me:  "Yes?"

Terzo:  "I'm BEAUTIFUL."

Me:  "You sure are!"

Terzo:  "Because I'm THREE."

No, I guess you don't

Secondo:  "MOM, have you ever seen a taxi in outer space?"

Me:  "No."

Secondo:  "You don't see that every day!"