KIDS HAVE THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATIONS
October 20th 2011 01:57
Adults complicate things. We do. Or is the situation already complicated and we don’t fully appreciate the intricate web of circumstances until we are adults?
My older kids (8 and 10) are at that ‘why can’t we just do this…’ stage.
My daughter asks, “Why can’t people just get on? Who cares what everyone else is doing?”
My 8 year old son asked about Kurt Cobain the other day. “How did he die?”
“He killed himself.”
“Why?”
“He was having a hard time coping with being a famous singer and he wasn’t enjoying it anymore. He was probably really sad so he killed himself.”
My son looks at me all confused. “Well, that was a dumb decision. Why didn’t he just quit the band?”
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My older kids (8 and 10) are at that ‘why can’t we just do this…’ stage.
My daughter asks, “Why can’t people just get on? Who cares what everyone else is doing?”
My 8 year old son asked about Kurt Cobain the other day. “How did he die?”
“He killed himself.”
“Why?”
“He was having a hard time coping with being a famous singer and he wasn’t enjoying it anymore. He was probably really sad so he killed himself.”
My son looks at me all confused. “Well, that was a dumb decision. Why didn’t he just quit the band?”
Read more here
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