First, the kid cute
dababybean: Do mummies have two lives?
rdhdsnippet: *confused look* Two lives?
dababybean: And dinosaurs.
rdhdsnippet: Nothing has two lives, honey.
dababybean: But the dinosaurs do.
rdhdsnippet: Everything... animal, plant, people, reptiles, birds... every single thing has one lifetime.
rdhdsnippet: *has a lightbulb moment remembering an earlier discussion of sarcophagus, their contents and ancient Egyptian beliefs in outfitting their loved ones for the afterlife*
rdhdsnippet: Oh... I know what you mean. The mummies! Yes, there are some people who believe that after you die you have another, second life. Mommy and Papa don't happen to believe that.
dababybean: I don't believe that either. We only have one life. Dying is really sad.
rdhdsnippet: Yes, it is baby.
dababybean: I'm going to live for a really really REALLY long time.
rdhdsnippet: Yes, you will.
My apologies to those who might find it offensive, but I find it very gratifying when my kid "gets" my beliefs.
Actually, no, I don't apologize. My beliefs are not any more offensive than any others.
Now, however, I have to grapple with the moral issue of whether or not to let him go fishing with my brother when he's in southern Louisiana in a couple weeks. My instinct is to say no. I'm not entirely morally comfortable with eating fish and shellfish, but there's no doubt that they're very good for our bodies. I know it's hypocritical, but we've JUST gotten him to eat fish and I really don't want a wig out about the flopping and/or killing of the fish - of relating the live fish to the food. I'm also not morally comfortable with the suggestio of catch and release. Yeah, I think we need a couple more years before fishing.
rdhdsnippet: *confused look* Two lives?
dababybean: And dinosaurs.
rdhdsnippet: Nothing has two lives, honey.
dababybean: But the dinosaurs do.
rdhdsnippet: Everything... animal, plant, people, reptiles, birds... every single thing has one lifetime.
rdhdsnippet: *has a lightbulb moment remembering an earlier discussion of sarcophagus, their contents and ancient Egyptian beliefs in outfitting their loved ones for the afterlife*
rdhdsnippet: Oh... I know what you mean. The mummies! Yes, there are some people who believe that after you die you have another, second life. Mommy and Papa don't happen to believe that.
dababybean: I don't believe that either. We only have one life. Dying is really sad.
rdhdsnippet: Yes, it is baby.
dababybean: I'm going to live for a really really REALLY long time.
rdhdsnippet: Yes, you will.
My apologies to those who might find it offensive, but I find it very gratifying when my kid "gets" my beliefs.
Actually, no, I don't apologize. My beliefs are not any more offensive than any others.
Now, however, I have to grapple with the moral issue of whether or not to let him go fishing with my brother when he's in southern Louisiana in a couple weeks. My instinct is to say no. I'm not entirely morally comfortable with eating fish and shellfish, but there's no doubt that they're very good for our bodies. I know it's hypocritical, but we've JUST gotten him to eat fish and I really don't want a wig out about the flopping and/or killing of the fish - of relating the live fish to the food. I'm also not morally comfortable with the suggestio of catch and release. Yeah, I think we need a couple more years before fishing.