Oct 7, 2008

How to Explain 'dead' to a 2-year old

I failed.

Me: "Hallie…remember that worm at our house that wasn’t moving anymore?"

Hallie: "Yeah….worm no movin’."

Me: "Well, remember mommy said the worm was dead, and it wouldn’t move anymore?"

Hallie: "Yeah…worm deb. No movin’. I touch it."

Me: "Well, Wilbur isn’t going to move anymore. Wilbur is dead."

Hallie: "Wilbur is a worm?"

****WILBUR IS A DOG.

1 comment:

dfricke said...

Ok, this is such a sad (yet somewhat cute) story. I am sorry about the dog. What happened?