Kids & Parenting

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Every now and then children will say something so absolutely precious and innocent that your heart doesn't feel quite big enough to hold all the love you have for them.

Whenever one of these treasured moments take place I run for paper and pen to record their voices in time for I have learned that the mind is not always as reliable as we wish it to be.

Through the years I have filled many a page with the adorable ramblings of my kids. Now that they are teens I think perhaps I should preserve the not so adorable things they say as well to use against them one day!

Today I was blessed to recall one of those memories with such clarity that I giggled out loud and shed a few happy tears.

When my daughter was six years old she did nothing but sing, from early in the morning until late into the night. I remember hearing her singing one afternoon and I smiled as Iistened to her soft voice as I did the dishes. After a few renditions of the tune, each a bit different than the last, she was at my side.

I told her how much I enjoyed her performance, expecting the usual thank you and a ten minute conversation about how she would be a proffesional singer when her veterinary clinic was closed, but our conversation went slightly different that day.

"I don't think I like that song anymore." she announced.

I was a bit stunned, it had always been one of her favorites! I questioned her about her sudden dislike of the once loved song..

"Don't you think it's kind of gross?" she looked so serious.

I was perplexed. "Gross? Why would you think it was gross?"

She crinkled up her nose. "Well, most of it's okay until it gets to the diaper part. I don't think it should talk about that, I mean diapers stink and it's just gross."

I would have laughed if she had not looked so sincere. I had no clue what she was talking about. I told her that there wasn't any mention of diapers in the song but the look on her face told me she wasn't buying it.

"Okay, sing the song to me." She hesitated at first and then with a sigh she began.

Her little voice echoed through the kitchen and she sang "Jesus diapered all the children, all the children of the world . . ."

I knew better than to laugh at her, it took everything in me to explain what the verse said, "Jesus died for all the children . . ." Her eyes instantly lit up!

"Oh!" she shouted. "I get it!" She skipped away and continued to sing until the sun set on our day.

(c) Crystal R.Cook

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