Here was the conversation between Harrison, Elizabeth, Bonnie and I during lunch today:
Elizabeth: I want to get married like mommy
Harrison: I want to be a fireman and marry Ellie.
Josh: You can't marry your sister.
Harrison: Why not?
Elizabeth: I want to be like mommy and marry Harrison.
Bonnie: I wouldn't marry your daddy. We don't marry our brothers and sisters.
Harrison: Why not? I am going to marry Ellie.
Josh: Harrison, you can't marry your sister. It is against the law and just not appropriate.
Harrison: Why is that dad?
I think going into the genetic ramifications would have been a little too much. But, what do you say to a 2 and 4 year old? The question "why?" is a tough one to answer.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Perspectives on Marriage
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I just read this posting for the first time---very funny! But, Harrison and Ellie are funny pretty much most of the time. You'd think that between a psychology major and a doctor of philosophy you guys could have come up with good answer ;-).
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