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15 Feb On Love, #3: Preschoolers and the Power of Ritual

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It's Q & A Monday here at Think Sacred! The question:Dear Jen,I have a newborn and it's been a tough adjustment for my three year old. She used to have all of mommy and daddy's attention and now she has to share it. Any suggestions...

Goat Cheese
Roo: Hey, Mommy? I need to tell you that I not really like goat cheese all that much. It's not my favorite.
Me: Well, it is something of an acquired taste. Have you ever HAD goat cheese?
Roo: Some years ago.
Me: Some years ago? In your youth?
Roo: Yeah.
Roo & Me
What's This Day For?
Roo: What's this day for, Mommy?
Me: Well, it's for loving each other and being kind to others and working hard and---
Roo: Hey Mommy?
Me: Yes?
Roo: I were actually just wondering what's on the SCHEDULE. For WEDNESDAY.
Roo & Me
Monster Trucks
Roo: Mommy! This monster truck is saying to the little car 'Please may I jump over you? I won't crunch you, because crunching is not a kind thing to do.'
Me: And what is the little car saying?
Roo: He's saying, 'Thank you for being such a kind friend, monster truck. Crunching makes me uncomfortable.'
Roo & Me
Yetis
Roo: Are yetis real or pretend?
Me: They're pretend. There are lots of stories about them, but they're not real.
Roo: Oh. What about me? *I* am real?
Me: I'm looking at you right now, and you are VERY real.
Roo: Oh. Okay. Good. Mommy? *YOU* are real, Mommy?
Me: I am.
Roo: And Mama? And Nana? *THEY* are real and not pretend?
Me: They're real too, buddy.
Roo: Everyone we know...is real?
Me: Everyone we know is real.
Roo: Good.
Roo & Me

15 Feb On Love, #3: Preschoolers and the Power of Ritual

Goat Cheese

What's This Day For?

Monster Trucks

Yetis

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