This morning at breakfast, Ian turns to me to ask, "What's your favorite future? My favorite future is metal."

Let me translate. Ian asked, "what do you think the future will look like? I think that there will be lots of robots and big shiny buildings, sort of like the Jetsons."

I asked Ian if that's what he meant and he nodded.

I turned to Jonah and asked  him what he thought the future would be like. He said that he thought he would have lots of money and live in a big house and play video games all day.

I asked if I could live in his house and he said no. Where's the gratitude, kid?

Ian asked me again what my favorite future was. I said I wanted to be very happy and have my babies near me.

I also hope that they are able to fully articulate their ideas, live independently, and live in a world that supports them and lets them reach their potential. I also hope to have lots of dinner parties with friends, have a bigger backyard to grow lots of tomatoes, and to surround myself with people who won't care that I will grow more eccentric as I age. Steve just wants the big house and video games, too.

Question of the Day: What's your favorite future?