Conversation over Belle's breakfast waffle ...
BELLE: Why didn't Daddy call to say good night last night?
ME: Remember, he told you he wouldn't be calling because he's in the hospital.
BELLE: Oh, yeah. Why is Daddy in the hospital?
ME: He's getting help from the doctor so he will feel better.
BELLE: Does that mean he's going to stop drinking again? (Gives a cynical laugh that should never come from the mouth of a five-year-old)
Children realize so much more than what we give them credit for. It breaks my heart that my children have had to endure what's happened in the last year--and to hear my innocent, angelic little girl sounding like a bitter old woman :(
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That is so hard! I'm sorry you and she have to go through it! :S
ReplyDeleteWe hear a child's voice, so sweet and full of innocence. We forget that they hear and see so much of what we do and say.
ReplyDeleteBut we should never forget that they can see beyond our mistakes and love us parents anyway.