Don't get me wrong....I love Family Home Evening but when your child truly understands a concept, it can make you cry. At our house, (so that we can all get something out of it) we alternate weeks so every other Monday we have a "kid style" FHE and on the other Monday's we have the "adult" FHE.
So Monday, kid style FHE rolls around and Carlos and I decide to touch upon the "I'm trying to be like Jesus by sharing and being nice to others" point. All is going well until Carlos says "where does Jesus live" Talmage in his usual "know-it-all" self says "in heaven". Fabulous, great answer right? and then he continues "I get to live in heaven too"
"that's right" Carlos and I say (proud with ourselves for atleast teaching him this) until he continues so matter-of-factly. "I'm gonna die and I'm gonna go to heaven"
I become a little perplexed.
Carlos tells him "no Tal your not gonna die".
He comes back even more insistent "everybody dies daddy", "I'm gonna die and Scout (our dog) is gonna die and we're all gonna go to heaven"
At this point tears are beginning to form in my eyes as I keep hearing Talmage contest the fact to Carlos that he IS going to die and go live with Jesus.
Carlos keeps starring at me incredulously as if to say "what do I say".
Finally, bawling, I tell Carlos just make him stop, make him stop. So Carlos makes up some story about Tal playing soccer with his friends and sharing the ball etc...etc....
ANYWAY...moral of this story...it's perfectly fine, absolutely great for my son to know that he's going to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus, but it's another thing when he insists that he IS going to die!
Friday, November 17, 2006
FHE makes me cry!
Posted by Leah at 9:52 AM
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That is sooo sad! I don't know what I'd do if Ella or Mailee said that. I don't ever want to hear those words. Wow....
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