My little Brayden is so smart. He amazes us with all the things he can do. He picks things up faster than any little kid I know. I am not sure this is always a good thing. As a parent, you have to be smart enough to keep up with all the questions you are asked. These are some of the whoppers we have been asked lately.
(At Maverick)
Brayden: Mom, why do people throw their garbage on the ground?
Mom: Because some people don't show enough respect to our Earth to throw their garbage away. It looks terrible huh.
Brayden: Yeah....That isn't fair that they have the power to make the Earth dirty.
Mom: (jaw starting to drop) It's true.
Brayden: Will the Earth be ressurected too? I think it deserves to be all the way clean.
Mom: (jaw dropped, hoping Kirt will hurry up!) Yes Brayden. The Earth will be ressurected too.
Brayden: How will Heavenly Father make the Earth Clean?
Mom: (Trying not to scare Brayden) Well we are told that Heavenly Father will use Fire to clean the Earth.
Brayden:.......Thinking.... That is a good idea. Will Heavenly Father have to burn my toys?
Mom: Brayden, the people who choose the right will be lifted up and protected. I am sure we will be able to build you some new toys if yours are burned in the fire.
Brayden: Heavenly Father is so smart.
Mom: Yes he is. Where the heck is Daddy?
Here is another one
Brayden: (sitting on couch thinking) Mom, why do girls kiss girls?
Mom:(AAHHH!) Where did you see that?
Brayden: It is on that song, I kissed a girl and I liked it. Why was she kissing a girl and she liked it?
Mom: (knowing that we would have to address this someday, but hoping it was not until he was 13!!!) Brayden, Heavenly Father made boys and girls. It takes a mommy and a daddy together to have make a family. That is how Heavenly Father planned it. Some people got mixed up and decided not to obey Heavenly Father. A mommy and a mommy together can't make a family, and a Daddy and a Daddy together can't make a family. What do you think Brayden? Do you think it is right?
Brayden: Then we wouldn't have anymore kids.
Mom: That's right.
Brayden: When I think about it, my tummy gets all yucky. I don't think Heavenly Father likes it that way.
Mom: I don't think he does either.
Brayden: That's a dumb song.
Mom: I think so too!
Sometimes I wake up and kneel on my knees just to ask for help with the questions Brayden asks. Some other questions this last week have been:
What color is the Holy Ghost?
Why did some people follow Satan's plan instead of Jesus'?
Why do people smoke if they know it makes them die?
When Jesus comes back and my Aunt Hannah gets to come live with Mom Mom, will all the bad things go away?
Can we get cealed again? I want to make sure that none of us can get lost.
We have conversations like this everyday in the car! I promise I don't go around telling Brayden about the second coming, I would think it would be scary for a 4 year old. It scared me to death. But the idea sounds great to Brayden. He wants to know all about it. The boy is going to be smarter than me by 10!
A peek at our week.
10 years ago
