One of the cooler gifts James got for Christmas is this Optimus Prime mask. It looks cool, but that's not what I love about this gift. When you wear this thing, there's a voice synthesizer that makes you sound like Optimus Prime.
I grew up watching Optimus Prime and when I put on this helmet, I am Optimus Prime. I love giving orders to the kids in this voice, but there's one problem. It scares the bejeezus out of 3-year old Michelle.
I'll tell Michelle it's just daddy in the mask, she'll watch me put it on, but the moment I speak she starts crying. In my Optimus Prime voice I'll say "It's just daddy, Michelle... it's just daddy," but that won't help.
The thing is, she doesn't get scared when James wears it. Maybe it's because I've mastered Optimus Prime's lingo. Autobots, roll out!
