Thursday, November 28, 2013

Conversations

I've had a couple of tricky conversations with Chloe this week. One was funny, the other was not.

The funny conversation was about how Chloe needs to stop talking about my boobies! She told everyone at dinner round my parents that 'Livia bites mummy's boobies'; thanks darling. There was a lot if laughter which led to her repeating it over and over! Chloe then said to me the other day that my boobies were 'beautiful' - don't panic, she meant my jumper not my boobs! I don't tend to wander round in the nude! (Can you see why I want this blog to stay a secret from my pupils at school!) So I had to try and explain why we don't talk about boobies in public. Not sure she's got that one yet which is a little worrying.

The second tricky conversation happened when Chloe opened the door to some Jehovah's Witnesses whilst I was upstairs. I had to explain to her that it was dangerous to open the door when I wasn't there. Naturally she wanted to know why. I explained that sometimes there weren't very nice people around who might take her away or hurt her. I don't know whether this was a bit too much for a 3 year old but my heart was still racing from finding her taking to strangers at the front door so I guess I was trying to scare her a little. 

Chloe then broke my heart by saying, 'But naughty people don't exist do they'. I think she was treating this idea like the monsters that I always tell her are not real. I felt awful having to tell her that, yes they are real, but that she didn't have to worry about them because I was looking after her and God was too.

I can't wait to be in God's kingdom where the 'naughty people' don't exist.


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