For instance, there once was a spider that sat down beside HIM (the six year old) and didn't frighten HIM away. (Which, on it's own is amazing....the boy is afraid of EVERYTHING!) Josh saw this as an opportunity to talk about how God created the spider and all the amazing things that the spider can do that show how God designed this creature. During the process, the boy got really attached to this one of God's creatures. Then, because it was indoors and my husband is not a PETA sympathizer he killed it. It broke the little boy's heart. Josh talked with him for a while about how they had to kill it (it was indoors!). Josh had taken pity on the boy, because he could see how much that "precious" spider meant to him. Well, Niagra Falls has nothing on this little guys eyes! He cried for 3 hours!!!!
I love my husband's kind heart and how he doesn't want to break the kids' hearts. He is a softy in a lot of ways. I, on the other hand, guess I spend a lot more time with the kids and so I know that I can make up with them later (let's go with that, because otherwise I'm heartless).
Well, unless you ARE NOT a parent or are as lost as last year's Easter eggs, you know of a little show called VeggieTales. Now, we have a fresh, homegrown (somebody's home, not mine) tomato and a cucumber. I sat the tomato and the cucumber out on the counter while I was going to make my salad. Naturally, my oldest son would have to name them Bob and Larry! The spider loving boy then declared that they could not be eaten (since they have a name now!).
Not meanly, but very matter of factly, I tell "Mr. Muffett" that they are not named Bob and Larry, Bob and Larry are cartoons that we watch on TV. These are a tomato and a cucumber that I'm going to eat in my salad (they are homegrown!!!). I kissed and hugged him telling him that I loved his sweet nature. Then, I waited for him to leave the room and get occupied with one of his toys. THEN, I ATE BOB AND LARRY!!!!!
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I love reading your stories!! This was great!!
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