Military vs. Civilian

Tonight I heard Joel playing war with two action figures.

"Kill all the civilians!" he said authoritatively.

I piped up and asked, "Joel, do you know what a civilian is?"

"No."

"It's someone not in the military. Do you know what the military is?"

"No."

"Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. Is Dad in the military?" I asked, to see if he understood.



"No, he's in bed."