There was a tragic death involving the son of one of the members of our praise team at church yesterday. There was a lot of talk about it during services and in our own house as Steven works closely with this family. We tried to explain the situation to Kyra as best we could in terms she would understand, but I think the gravity of the situation is a little lost on her at the age of 3. This is evident by the conversation she began this morning:
Kyra: Oh no! My son just died!
Me: I'm so sorry! You must be very sad.
Kyra: No. I'm not sad.
Me: You're not? Well, how do you feel?
Kyra: Well, my friend just went up to Heaven to get my son, so he'll be back in just a minute.
Me: Really? He's coming back from Heaven?
Kyra: Yeah. He was done there.
Ok then. Guess we've got a lot of explaining to do as she gets older. However, she did ask to make Miss Emily a card to help her not be sad anymore, so she's getting some of it. The fact that she's becoming thoughtful of other people is good enough for me.
2 comments:
Oh man. That is terribly sad! I don't know what you guys are going through, but when I was 3, one of my preschool classmates died, and I didn't understand either! but I didn't make a card. What a sweet angel you've got! :)
In her mind if Jesus can die and come back then why can't this person?
She is an angel. Let her enjoy her innocence a while longer.
I'm sorry for Miss Emily's loss.
Love you all,
Mama
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