Chapter 37

What do you do or say, when an innocent child asks you something so innocent and they are so serious? Read on and you’ll discover the joy in it!

JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister ... After a while he asked: ‘Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?’

STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. ‘I love you so much that when you die, I’m going to bury you outside my bedroom window.’ RITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she’d have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: ‘How does it know it’s me?’ SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. ‘Please don’t give me this juice again,’ she said, ‘It makes my teeth cough.’ DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: ‘How much do I cost?’ CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, ‘I don’t know what’ll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?’