Wow. All those "deep" conversations would have left me exhausted I think. I'm always very tense inside when I have to talk about really important stuff with my girls. Sex, adoption, religion, any of those will leave me internal panting like I've run a marathon.
Our 16 year old next door neighbor and babysitter in VA told the girls she didn't believe in God. Wow, I was shocked at how much that upset them. But I guess I shouldn't have been. Five year old Zoe took it upon herself to tell D that she was "going to pray that she would believe in God". Thankfully, D thought that was cute instead of being offended. It led to some really confusing conversations for me. I didn't know how to explain that I believe this is the Truth, but other people don't without putting any negative judgement or spin in there that I truly don't feel. I've had this problem in teaching history too. How to explain the beliefs of past civilizations without confusing them. I think I'm just...confused myself.
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Date: 2008-09-18 02:44 pm (UTC)Our 16 year old next door neighbor and babysitter in VA told the girls she didn't believe in God. Wow, I was shocked at how much that upset them. But I guess I shouldn't have been. Five year old Zoe took it upon herself to tell D that she was "going to pray that she would believe in God". Thankfully, D thought that was cute instead of being offended. It led to some really confusing conversations for me. I didn't know how to explain that I believe this is the Truth, but other people don't without putting any negative judgement or spin in there that I truly don't feel. I've had this problem in teaching history too. How to explain the beliefs of past civilizations without confusing them. I think I'm just...confused myself.