One of the Many Reasons Dads are Great

Whenever we see a police car, ambulance or fire truck zooming down the road with lights flashing and sirens blasting, Soren will always ask the same question. And here is how it plays out when I answer it versus when Peter answers it.

Soren: Mom, who is that fire truck going to help?
Me (after thoroughly looking around for signs of smoke, accidents, or other random emergencies): Sorry buddy, I can't see anything. Maybe there is a building that is on fire somewhere.

And here's the Daddy version.

Soren: Dad, who is that fire truck going to help?
Peter: What? Oh that fire truck, he's going to help a man who was burning a big pile of leaves and then the wind came and blew it all over the place so there's a big fire blazing in the field.
Soren: Oh, and then who is he going to help?
Peter: Well, after he's done with that he's going to go across the street and help a very tiny cat who fell into a hole. He's going to scoop her up and wrap her in a blanket and give her a big bowl of cat food because she's really hungry.
Soren: Oh, and then who else is he going to help?
Peter: Well, after that he's probably going to start heading back to the station, but he might see a tree that is starting to tip. So he'll stop the fire engine and help a man cut the tree down safely so that it doesn't fall into the road and smash a car.
Soren: Ok. Then who else is he going to help?
Peter: Then he'll probably go past a big truck that smashed into a building. He'll help the man out of the truck and make sure that he isn't hurt too badly. Then he'll help the other men pull the big truck to a safe place.
Soren: Oh. And then who is he going to help...
(you get the idea...)