There are times where in the dead of night you aren't prepared to experience or hear certain voices. Mickey Mouse is definitely one of those. Of course, I should clarify this is yet another insane moment involving Link that I managed to catch list as it was unfolding. Back story - he had been strangely excited, frightened, and intrigued at Disney World Magic Kingdom when a worker there had busted out with a very impressive Mickey Mouse voice. Which later sparked and encouraged Link to try his hand at mastering said voice.
I am a nightowl and often write, work, and play into the wee morning hours. The house is dark, quiet. Especially in the new house away from business districts and shopping plazas. I was in the zone, cranking out the word count when a voice brought my heart to a stop, goosebumps across my skin, and it scared the hell out of me.
Pausing, I strained to hear it, unsure at first who or what that was.
It's 1:30 am.
I hear it again, and I realize it's my kid. It's Link. So I get the camera rolling.
Then I realize this is him doing his best Mickey Mouse voice. I sneaki closer, spying through the cracked door to the conversation until I swing the door open fast. They way they "both" turn to look at me was something else.
"It's bedtime buddy!"
The nail in the coffin was when I said good night and they each answered. DIED.