Sad night, last night...
Redgirl and I stopped at the grocery store after I picked her up from daycare and as we were waiting to do our turn, a flatbed trailer stopped right in front of us.
On the trailer was the Dragon Coaster train from Santa's Village.
She recognized it and asked where it was going. I told her that is was moving to a different park far away.
She started to cry...bawl, even..."But I love that Dragon, it's fun!"
Me: "Redgirl, it has to go and make other kids happy, you have other coasters near here. Where it is going, kids don't have any coasters near them."
RG: "But Daddy (sob) I'm gonna miss him. (sniffle)"
M: "I'll miss it too, but just think how happy he'll make the boys and girls where he's moving to."
RG: "But what about meeeeee? (sob)"
M: "Redgirl, don't cry or you'll make the Dragon sad. His job is to make little kids happy and he'll be sad if you cry. He made you happy when you rode him right?"
RG: "Uh-huh (sniffle) he was lots and lots of fun."
M: "Then don't cry, and just think of the fun you had and how much fun he'll be for the new kids he's going to meet."
RG: "OK, daddy. But I'll still miss him."
M: "I will too, honey..."
RG: "Bye bye Dragon...(blows two kisses)...(sniffle)"
***Time passes and we're almost home***
RG: "Daddy, can we go and visit the Dragon at his new home?"
M: "Maybe, sweetie...we'll see...he's going to be really far away..."
RG: "Ok, Daddy...I'll miss you Dragon (kiss) Be fun for the new kids! (Kiss)"
BTW, my Picture on this post is of us on the Dragon Coaster in 2005. It was her first coaster....
On the trailer was the Dragon Coaster train from Santa's Village.
She recognized it and asked where it was going. I told her that is was moving to a different park far away.
She started to cry...bawl, even..."But I love that Dragon, it's fun!"
Me: "Redgirl, it has to go and make other kids happy, you have other coasters near here. Where it is going, kids don't have any coasters near them."
RG: "But Daddy (sob) I'm gonna miss him. (sniffle)"
M: "I'll miss it too, but just think how happy he'll make the boys and girls where he's moving to."
RG: "But what about meeeeee? (sob)"
M: "Redgirl, don't cry or you'll make the Dragon sad. His job is to make little kids happy and he'll be sad if you cry. He made you happy when you rode him right?"
RG: "Uh-huh (sniffle) he was lots and lots of fun."
M: "Then don't cry, and just think of the fun you had and how much fun he'll be for the new kids he's going to meet."
RG: "OK, daddy. But I'll still miss him."
M: "I will too, honey..."
RG: "Bye bye Dragon...(blows two kisses)...(sniffle)"
***Time passes and we're almost home***
RG: "Daddy, can we go and visit the Dragon at his new home?"
M: "Maybe, sweetie...we'll see...he's going to be really far away..."
RG: "Ok, Daddy...I'll miss you Dragon (kiss) Be fun for the new kids! (Kiss)"
BTW, my Picture on this post is of us on the Dragon Coaster in 2005. It was her first coaster....