Right around Christmas, my five year old son suddenly became fascinated with death. It started when we were talking about his grandparents and he asked where their parents were. I explained that those were his great-grandparents, and that they had all died and are in heaven now. When he asked why they died, I didn't want to say some of them had been sick, since we often say we're sick. So I told him that they died because they were old.

So, it shouldn't have been any surprise when he pointed at an elderly woman a few days ago and said, "You died! You have white hair and that means you're old. You died!"

But she was hard of hearing and just gave him a big smile, and now he thinks he's cheering up retirees by telling them they've passed away.

Labels: Getting Old, Kids, Shameless Statements