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Me: “I don’t know everything.”
Son: “No, Daddy! You DO know everything!”
Me: “No. I don’t. Life would be boring if I knew everything. I like not knowing everything.”
Son: “Hmm...”
Son: “No, Daddy! You DO know everything!”
Me: “No. I don’t. Life would be boring if I knew everything. I like not knowing everything.”
Son: “Hmm...”
Son: "Daddy? Why are some people mean?
Me: "People aren't mean. But people can do mean things."
Me: "People aren't mean. But people can do mean things."
Son: "Why do people do mean things?"
Me: "Perhaps they are in pain. And they want to share their pain with us." [pause]
Son: [no response]
Me: "Maybe they share their pain with us because they don't want to be alone. Have you ever felt that way?"
Son: "Hmm..."
Me: "Perhaps they are in pain. And they want to share their pain with us." [pause]
Son: [no response]
Me: "Maybe they share their pain with us because they don't want to be alone. Have you ever felt that way?"
Son: "Hmm..."
Me: "Maybe they share their pain with us because they are afraid."
Son: "What are they afraid of?"
Me: "I'm not sure. Have you ever felt afraid?"
Son: "Yes..."
Me: "Have you ever accidentally hurt Mommy or Daddy when you felt afraid?"
Son: "Hmm..."
Son: "What are they afraid of?"
Me: "I'm not sure. Have you ever felt afraid?"
Son: "Yes..."
Me: "Have you ever accidentally hurt Mommy or Daddy when you felt afraid?"
Son: "Hmm..."
Son: "Daddy? How come someone ate a bat in China and gave people germs so that I can't go to school?"
Me: "Hmm...well, people eat lots of different things."
Son: "A bat is an animal right?"
Me: "Yes."
Son: "How come people eat animals?"
Me: "Hmm..."
Me: "Hmm...well, people eat lots of different things."
Son: "A bat is an animal right?"
Me: "Yes."
Son: "How come people eat animals?"
Me: "Hmm..."
