Halfway through Cake’s Comfort Eagle (whole album), my son says

What kind of music is this?

I turn to the back seat of the car

90s post-grunge slacker pop.

Pause. And then from him

Oh. That was…specific.

Outsmarted

At home from school for Thanksgiving break.

H: Aaron, do you want to play house with my dolls?

A: No.

H: How about we play with your cars?

A: OK!

H: They can’t be race cars. They have to be family cars. This is the mommy car, the daddy car, the baby car.

A: OK!