Conversations with Blue: Pt. 1

Its funny how our children can bring to surface so many memories of our own childhood. I remember thinking that if someone broke their arm or leg it actually "broke" off. And I had a friend who thought that mountains were just really tall trees.

My littlest (age 4, whom I'll refer to by her middle name) and I had another "time for bed and I'm gonna get deep with you, Mom" conversation last night...

Blue: "What if the earth broke into a bunch of pieces?"

Me: "Well, we would probably spin off into space and die."

(some of you might think she is too young to be talked to so bluntly about death but its been an ongoing conversation, initiated by her, since she was 3 and her grandfather died.)

Blue: "So how do the houses on the bottom of the earth not fall off?"

Me: "Remember, gravity keeps us and our homes pulled to the earth so we won't fall off."

Blue: "I'm glad I don't live down there!!"

She certainly makes me think. And laugh.

Me, 1976.

Comments

[Sara O'Leary]

There's a lovely book called Pip and The Edge of Heaven by Elizabeth Liddle that is all about exactly these sorts of conversations.

[mo]

HELLO hello!
J, is yout typepad up again?
so i should follow this page also?

Beautiful ...

um i just wanted to BEG BEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
you to share more... please..
i adore this story, its so truthful
and thought provoking.

Hugs for Blue and um.. i love how you answer her with just the right words.

<3

xxxxxxxxx

[Elise]

this just reminded me of when i was little, one time i was at the beach with one of my friends and she told me that people "became" black when they didn't use sunscreen..it's weird (and sometimes pretty hilarious!) what kids come up with!

[Shael]

I am looking forward to these little windows of my own childhood to open up in my future conversations with my daughter. She is just over two so the conversations are just beginning.

Glad you are back! I found you through Flickr recently (a photo you took of your husband smoking reminded me so much of my husband who is pretty much a closet smoker and hides it from me at all costs).