MLK Jr.'s Time Traveling Watch

So I picked the kids up from school today and was immediately regaled with stories of the brave and courageous Martin Luther King Jr.

I thought, "What an excellent time to start this discussion!"

So I asked Cohen to tell me all he knew about this American hero.

"He had a time traveling watch!"

*Jaw Drop*

Cohen informed me that in the movie they had watched, it started with a museum that was Martin's home.  And then there was THE WATCH, and it started going backwards, and all of the sudden Martin wasn't dead anymore!  He was a boy playing baseball!  Baseball was his favorite sport, mom!

Oh dear heavens.  So I gave it a try.  I talked to them about how a long time ago there were people who were mean to people who looked different.  And that if they had skin a different color, they would hurt them and sometimes kill them.  And that Martin Luther King Jr. said that wasn't fair at all.

"Do you think Martin was right?"

Simultaneously, "No."

*Pinch Nose*

"No, kids, you're not listening.  PEOPLE WERE KILLING OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY LOOKED DIFFERENT.  DO YOU THINK THAT'S OKAY?"

Kembry, "I'm hungry."

Epic fail.

But at least I learned something from all of this.  Martin Luther King, Jr. was a time traveler.  Who knew?