Chicky: "Mommy, is that a castle?!"
Me: "No, Hon. That's a church."
Chicky: "A church? What's a church?"
Me: "Uh..."
Mr. C: "Uh..."
Me: "That's where people go to... Uh..."
Mr. C: "Yeah, that's where they go to... Um..."
Me to Mr. C: "Oh God, how do I explain praying to her?"
Chicky: "Do they go there to play games?" Praying/Playing. Whatever.
Mr. C: "Yes! They go there to play games. Lots of fun mind games. And if you play the game correctly you get to go to heaven."
Chicky: "Oh. I don't think I like those kinds of games."
Me: "I won't argue with you there, kid."
At least you used the word "God" in there somewhere...
ReplyDeleteI can't even begin to imagine how touchy that can be! We're godless heathens over here...
OH! Your awkwardness makes up for when I have to booze and coffee to my kid.
ReplyDeleteBEST. STORY. EVER.
ReplyDeleteWas that a joke or a recount of what happened.?
ReplyDeleteIf God created people to worship him wouldn't that make him selfish.
Great story.
ReplyDeleteAs the child of an agnostic (yours truly) and a non-practicing member of the United Church, my daughter has been told that church is a place some people go because it helps them feel better inside.
Made sense to us at the time, and it satisfied her curiosity.
You guys are too much. With all your awkward replies, you know Chicky will probably decide she MUST see what is really going on in there.
ReplyDeleteMy parents were smart. They sent me to church with neighbors---'saved my soul' without having to spend the time.
LOVE IT! My son always says, "Hey, there's the place with the T on the sign!" Yeah, that's a cross cuz it's a church....oops....
ReplyDeleteThat sounds about right to me. Then again, my girl asked "Who is Jesus again?" when we were at a family function. Since she was 6 it was pretty obvious to everyone that we were heathens.
ReplyDelete*snicker* Mind games. I like that ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is classic. I keep telling my daughter that she can only talk about her "Goddess Mother" in front us us. Not in front of the grandparents, and certainly not at the Baptist Church that runs her preschool.
ReplyDeleteYer such a heathen.
ReplyDeleteIt's why I love you so.
Wink, wink.
We (non-believers) recently had to go to Mass with my inlaws as they were renewing their 45 year old wedding vows.
ReplyDeleteNate kept asking, "When's the show going to be over?"
Jake took the easy road out and just fell asleep.
Yeah. I never know what to say either.
ReplyDeleteNow that's funny. My dad (a minister) would love this.
ReplyDeleteOh, boy. I am totally awkward about this stuff, too, but figure I have to take the road of building respect for other people's faiths, since she's getting older. I'm actually brewing a post for playdate on picture books that address this, so I'll try and remember to let you know when it goes up!
ReplyDeleteon a side note, can I tell you how sad I am that you can't make it to BFF this weekend? Seriously. I'm crying in my water, since I can't drink anything good.
Heh. Heh heh heh.
ReplyDeleteWow. I didn't know you were a heathen.
ReplyDeleteI think the 'mind game' bit was overwrought. I'm sure you'll get a chance to be more pragmatic with her sometime in the next 15 years.
As a practicing and faithful Catholic... I like SciFi Dad's response. At least you can teach kids to respect other people's faith - then she can expect them to respect her non-faith in return.
Respectfully,
TRS
I'm loving the responses everyone's giving - will bank them for the future. Loving SciFi Dad's answer! And love your retort!
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