Fatherhood

I’m against the idea of hiding the concept of death from kids; it’s a part of life and they need to understand it, so that it doesn’t destroy them when they lose someone dear to them.  Kia’s problem is that she understands death, but her concept of TIME stinks.  ;P  “Last year” might refer to three nights ago, and she’s actually said things like “when I was little like Arwyn, two weeks ago.”  It’s a very abstract concept, and understandably confusing to a four-year-old, but it means everything in the past pretty much happened in a very random order, in her mind, even if it was from before she was born.  Or she’s being haunted by her great-grandparents and actually knows them well enough to miss them; who knows?  😉

I’m doing double duty, with a new shirt in the first couple, “Straight Outta Mana” (which is parodying a movie title, for those lost by it, with a bit of gamer geek culture), then dropping back in time with an oldie which claims that I’m “Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.”  I’m not really THAT well disguised, I know.  Anyway, Stacy’s wearing her Star Wars BB-8 shirt, and Kia’s got her Disney Princess pets pajamas on (say that one five times fast – even if you succeed, you’ll still feel silly for saying it).