Today Sofia asked me if Nana and Papa (my mom and Clark) "made" uncle GAB. I answered, no, Mia and Papi (my dad and Matilda) did. Then she wondered who "made" uncle Robin. I answered, Nana and Papa did. You can guess the next question... so, who made you? Well, I answered, Nana and Papi did. Oh, she said. I could see the puzzlement on her face. I explained that a long time ago, before I was born, Nana and Papi were married. Then they decided that they didn't get along and decided to not be married anymore. (More puzzling.) So um, I thought, what experience could I draw on that Sofia could relate to? Oh yea! She came home from Avery's Birthday party Saturday irate at Torin for not playing her game! (She was Tinkerbell, sliding down the slide. Torin decided the slide ended in the toilet and Tinkerbell died... Sofia did NOT like that game!) So, Sofia, I said, remember how you and Torin were playing a game, and then he started playing his own game, and you didn't like what he was playing? Yea. Well, you decided not to play with him anymore, right? Yea. So, Nana and Papa once played a game. Then after a while, they decided they were playing different games, and didn't want to play together anymore. OH! So, do Nana and Papa play together now? Oh yes! They play very well together! OH! What about Mia and Papi? Yes, they play very well together, too! OH!
Case closed. Until next time, when Sofia wonders where we all come from!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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