More on Panther G*d

Mr. Laura often becomes really immersed in his fantasy life so much so that he actually lives it in real life and demands that others come along for the ride. Like the time a few years ago when he changed his name to Zipper. He ran around introducing himself to strangers by saying, "My name is Zipper. Watch me zip zap". He would become so frustrated with us if we forgot to address him as Zipper. This lasted about one week. Just about the time we were getting pretty good at remembering his new name, he abruptly informed us that he was no longer Zipper and that we could go back to his real name.

Or like the time more recently. It was shortly after our Ethiopian children came to America. I think Mr. Laura was jealous that they could speak to each other in a language he did not understand. Unbeknownst to anyone, he developed his own personal language and began teaching it to Mr. Garvey, Mary, and Miss Almanzo. They of course thought they were learning English and when they spoke to Pa and me in Mr. Laura's language, we thought they were speaking Amharic or Hidaya. There was a bit of confusion for awhile over the names of things until Mr. Laura revealed what he was up to.

Currently Mr. Laura is very focused on Panther G*d. We are learning more and more as the days go by. Here are some interesting and sometimes strange facts about Panther G*d.

1. Panther G*d wants Mr. Laura to be kind, share his toys, and help others.
2. If he violates any of these commandments during the day, Panther G*d visits him at night, shakes him awake with her claws and roars at him.
3. Panther G*d is also his wife.
4. Today when Mr. Edwards caught him violating one of the above commandments, he told Mr. Laura that Panther G*d might be watching. Mr. Laura matter of factly stated that Panther G*d was not with him at the moment. When asked where Panther G*d went, Mr. Laura replied that she was shopping. As it turns out, Panther G*d is very particular about what she eats and prefers to do all of her own food shopping.