Smarter than dumb adults

Yesterday Charlie and I found ourselves driving behind a car with a message in the rear window that read, “Unmask our kids.”

Before I could say a word, Charlie – who is still unvaccinated because of his age – said, “Yeah, I’d like to be unmasked, too. But I listen to doctors and scientists and want to stay safe. I bet that person only listens to the dumbest people on the internet.”

“How do you know which are the smart ones on the internet and which are the dumb ones?” I asked.

“Dad,” Charlie said, sounding a little annoyed. “If 95 percent of the doctors and scientists are telling you one thing, and only 5 percent are telling you something else, who do you think you should believe?”

He may not have a driver’s license yet, but he seems to understand the world better than a lot of adults.