Monday, July 04, 2011

Had to teach Evan what kidnapping is today, as we ran across it in a story. Hate having to convey this stuff to a 5 y/o. The other day he asked me what bullets were, and I was pretty happy that he made it to 5 without knowing that. "What happens to the kid when they get kidnapped daddy?"

The other day we were at the diner eating sandwiches and he read that sign that says "take a number for complaints" where the number is attached to a grenade. "What's a grenade daddy?" "Why would anyone want to blow up another person?" "What's a war?"

Canada Day too--what are the big artillery guns for?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

My son just turned 13, but when he was 4, we were living in the Washington, D.C. area. We had a sniper (or, as it turned out, two snipers) randomly shooting people. Schools and daycares held recess inside, as a student walking into school had been one of the victims. Tensions were through the roof. My son remarked to me that he hoped someone would kill the bad guy. I said, "Well, I certainly hope someone will catch him and put him in jail."

"But what if he escaped?" said my just-past-toddler. "If they kill him, then he can't do it anymore." Heartbreaking.

Caroline said...

Hey guys! Great to see new posts - it had been a while since I checked but clearly I was missing some new stuff. Love to all,
Caroline

Emm said...

I was like that in childhood too! Must have given my mom a very hard time:)