For the past month and a half, Sam has been mad at China. This is for the simple reason that he’s awaiting the release of a new action figure which is, of course, being manufactured in China. The release has been pushed back several times, and a toy that we ordered online in November, expected to receive by Christmas, and were then told would arrive in early April, is now slated for delivery at the end of May. Sam and I are skeptical, especially what with the earthquake and all.

But Sam is a guy who takes things seriously, and he is mad at China. Not the toy manufacturer, the entire nation and everything related to them. Ben brought home Chinese food tonight, and Sam railed at how late he got home. He blamed China. And a few days ago, when the massive earthquake struck China, Sam said Good.

This is exactly the snarky sort of thing I would say, but since it is my role to teach him proper values, I explained to him why that was not a nice thing to say. He conceded that the earthquake was, and is, indeed tragic.

But he is still mad at China.