 Madison and I Discuss the Emotional Stability of the Incredible Hulk
My three year old daughter Madison and I were coloring in Daddy’s Incredible Hulk coloring book this morning, (note, that’s Daddy’s Incredible Hulk coloring book, with 250 pages of Hulky goodness), when she made this rather astute observation about a picture of the Hulk carrying a huge boulder:
Madison: “Wow! He must be really strong to carry that big rock!”
Me: “He is, sweetie. The Hulk is very strong.”
Madison: frowns. “He always looks so mad. Why is the Hulk always mad, Daddy?”
Me: “Maybe it’s because his pants are always ripped up, sweetie. That would make me mad.”
Madison: “Oh, yeah. Maybe, if we got all our thread and needles and fixed his pants, he wouldn’t be mad anymore!”
Me: “Indeed, sweetie. Indeed.”
Note: To get just the right color for the Hulk’s skin, (from the comic books, that is), using the "Granny Smith Apple" choice in Crayola’s 64-crayon box is best choice, not straight green. Straight green or forest green is best for the Hulk’s hair.
When asked, the Hulk said this:
Hulk: “Hulk wants to be left alone, so Hulk can color in peace. Hulk likes coloring. Hulk likes peace. Hulk no like ripped pants. Ripped pants make Hulk angry, but sweet little girl who wants to fix Hulk’s pants makes Hulk happy.”
Thanks, Hulk, and thank you, Madison, for wanting to help out a gamma-irradiated behemoth who just wants to be left alone to color in pants that fit. Previous Articles:
Kevin Lucia is currently seeking an MA in Creative Writing from Binghamton University, is a born-again Christian who teaches 9-10th grade English and acts as a freelance columnist for The Press & Sun Bulletin. If you can’t get enough of Kevin here at Relief, you can find him at kevinlucia.net, as well as on MySpace and ShoutLife.
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