Topher woke up and came into my room to snuggle this morning. He brought a book with him and asked me to read it. In it, Superman was facing Metallo and his kryptonite chest. I paused to explain the word kryptonite. I said that Superman was from another planet and only has powers because of our sun, that he didn't have powers on his own world. The kryptonite, I told him, was a piece of Superman's home planet and it took his powers away and made him weak. I told Topher that the word kryptonite is now part of our lexicon (yes, I also defined lexicon) and then I gave a few examples.
Me: You might say "TV is my kryptonite" or "Staying up late is my kryptonite" or (thinking of the book we just read) "Kryptonite is my kryptonite."
Topher: Tuna is my kryptonite.
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