Marriage

Jackson: Mom, how old do you have to be to get engaged?
Me: Well, probably 22 so that you are out of college.  And so that you’ve had time to really get to know who ever you want to marry.  Once you get married it’s for life so it has to be with someone you know really well.
Jackson: I want to be engaged at 4.
Me:  Who do you want to be engaged to?
Jackson: Ellie, I’ve known her the longest.
Me: Well, you really can’t get engaged until you have a job.  You have to be able to support a family to get married.
Jackson: Hmmm, well, we can pick up change that we find laying around. Does that count as a job?  I find lots of money for Hawi (the compassion international child that his Sunday school class has adopted and where Jackson puts ALL of his earnings) that way.
Me: Well, as thrilled as your wife’s parents would be about that career you need to be a little older to make that decision.
Jackson:  When I marry Ellie I think we’ll have to live half with Adrienne and half with you.  That way neither of the mommies have to miss us too much.
Me: Jack, why do you want to get married so badly?
Jack: Because I really want to drive my own car, and married people do that.