Friday, July 10, 2009

The Things Kid's Say

So I have started this job, and it is kinda like a nanny. I am helping out a women who is raising five children all on her own. Well, the kids and I were coming back from McDonald's, and the youngest one ask if I had a trash can. I said, "No, I don't keep one in my car," and they told me that their mom does. I said if I had five little ones, I would too. Then the youngest said, "Yeah she doesn't have any kids."

That stung. Of course they don't know any better, and they don't know about Parker and Gavin, but it hurt. I immediately told them that I do have two babies. Then the questions started. Which I kinda regretted saying anything, but I felt like I owed it to the boys. I answered their questions, but then let it go. I never told them that they passed. I didn't know how to respond to them. Maybe I should have said nothing, but my first reaction was to say, "Yes, I do have children."

1 comment:

  1. Kids do say some hard things and it is so hard to answer their questions- especially the ones about how many kids you have... (ugh)- I am a teacher and when I lost one of my twins and returned to school I remember the questions that the kids would ask- hard stuff- so raw though... Thinking of you!
    Hugs-
    Laura D.

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