"Mom, if I was twelve, would I be able to drive a car if there was a zombie apocalypse?" my eleven-year-old asked tonight. I thought about it for a moment and said "absolutely". Ten chimed in right after with "Could I?" And the answer was the same, although met with even greater enthusiasm than eleven displayed. "And could I carry knives? And guns?" He asked excitedly? "You bet" I told him. And he danced around the kitchen with joy.
I'm not overly concerned with where this was headed, or where it came from for that matter. If there was a zombie apocalypse, I think I would rather have a bunch of kids who were ready to do whatever was needed to survive than not.
However many years ago it was that
I am Legend came out, I watched it with hub. I am not ashamed to say that I was more creeped out by that movie than any I can ever recall. It was holy crap scary to me. Not just because of the content, which was horrid, nor even the story, which was both sad and freaky scary, but I was seriously shaken because I had absolutely no idea what I would do if such a situation ever presented itself. I couldn't sleep that night because of my not knowing and I didn't calm down until I figured out what I would do.
I'm rather lucky because I live in a small town that is seconds away from "nowhere" and "few-and-far-between". I know I could hop in my vehicle and be completely alone in a mere heartbeat - and everyone knows that zombies need to be in cities or at least sheltered by buildings and close to food sources. I know how to get to fresh water and I'm sure I would be able to kill a chipmunk for food if I had to.
So, I'm sure I could survive some sort of pandemically freakish apocalypse and that my kids are totally on board. How about you?
