These are the questions the girls are asking these days:
* What kinds of ways can we die?
* Who made the world?
* How do you get pregnant?
* When are you going to have another baby?
* Why isn’t my medium-sized sister nice to me?
These are the questions the girls are asking these days:
* What kinds of ways can we die?
* Who made the world?
* How do you get pregnant?
* When are you going to have another baby?
* Why isn’t my medium-sized sister nice to me?
Questions that really make you think about what information and messages you want to send to your kids about all these issues! When my kids asked such thoughtful/challenging questions, I always started by asking them what they thought about it. Then you can take it from there, and give them only as much info as they want/need – often a lot less than we think when they first ask the question. And 5 year olds are notorious for wanting to know more about birth and death.
Deep thoughts!
1. You die when it’s your turn to go to heaven. How you die is up to you.
2. God made the world, then he gave it to you.
3. Mommies become pregnant when…Good luck with this one!
4. When Grammi and Grampi have more time.
5. Medium size sisters are nicer when they aren’t called medium size.
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