kids ask A LOT of questions. it seems as though most of my conversations with each of my kids since they began talking was in response to one of their "why" questions. as the kids are getting older the questions have not ceased - however they have gotten much more intense, funny & significant. our oldest, caleb, is never shy of asking for a more thorough explanation for whatever is on his mind. at the ripe age of 8 we had a full blown trans-gender conversation. a few months ago we had the "sex" talk with him. and the other night we talked about swear words. he began this conversation, out of the blue, by asking, "what does the 'f' word mean?" and why is it SOO bad?" i took a deep breath and began in with my best answer. he than asked, "is one swear word worse than another... like, darn, dang, damn?" to this (with a slight giggle in my heart) we started talking about the hierarchy of swear words. it was so funny sitting there with my 9 year old talking about how the level of offensiveness determined how "bad" the swear word was....to be honest i hadn't ever thought about it like that before.
so, what kind of funny conversations have you had with your kids?
lilly is in gymnastics and up to this point has enjoyed it. however, yesterday i saw something come alive in her at the gym. for the first time yesterday she did a back flip on the trampoline. i had a perfect shot of her face just before she jumped and then as she landed on her feet. her whole body emitted this kind of new life and energy that is hard to describe. i told dave it was like watching passion being born. anyway, it got me thinking about where passion comes from and how it drives us to do things. it got me thinking about what i am passionate about and what i am actually doing to fulfill my passions, dreams and desires. kind of ethereal, i know, but something to think about....
