You Know It's Not Going To Be Good...

You know it's not going to be good when you open the front cover of your child's bedtime story and find an illustration of a bird, belly up, with Xs where its eyes should be.

You know it's not going to be good when the little boy in the story asks his Daddy why the bird died and the Daddy takes a big breath before saying that that's what happens when things get old.

You know it's not going to be good when you reflect back on the title - Caillou Learns About Getting Older - and then quickly flip through the book to see that Caillou asks various family members about getting older.

You know it's not going to be good after you catch a glimpse of Caillou crying about everyone getting older because he has put two and two together. Damn that Caillou!

You know it's not going to be good to read this to your child who was convinced your babies would be born blind after you read her a preschool version of Helen Keller.

So, you thank your lucky stars that you are a fast skimmer and a quick catcher-on-er, at least since the Great Helen Keller Debacle of 2011 and you drop that book like a hotcake.