A four old boy kept pestering his parents for some “alone time” with his newborn sister. His parents, avid readers of parenting books, were not convinced that was such a good idea. “What if he pinches her?” they discussed between themselves, reflecting upon current strategies for minimizing sibling rivalry. Even worse, they fretted, “What if he tries to smother her?” But little Johnny was not to be deterred. “We— her and me— have important business to discuss,” he insisted. Finally, while they waited within earshot outside the door, Johnny’s parents allowed him into the nursery by himself. He gazed lovingly at his baby sister, leaned in over her crib, and earnestly whispered, “Tell me about God. I’m starting to forget.”
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:03:08 +0000
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