Last week I took the boys to the local Krispy Kreme for breakfast.
After we went in and sat down I grabbed a USA Today and began to peruse it.
The boys immediately went to the windows and watched the donuts slide down the assembly line and get flooded with icing.
Just admit it, you like to watch it too.
After a few minutes the eight year old wandered over and and began to look at the paper with me.
His eyes quickly found this:
"Outlook Bleak for a White Christmas"
He asked:
So, we aren't going to have snow on Christmas?
My poor boys.
It poured snowed on us last Christmas and completely spoiled them.
The six year old heard this 'no snow' news and said:
"What? Oh! I really wanted it to snow on Christmas day!"
At this point the eight year old said:
"It's okay, Henry. It'll still be Christmas."
Good call, minion.
When Henry walked away James looked at me and said:
"Its okay not to have snow because at least we don't have to worry about this."
And with that he pointed to another picture on the page:
A pie graph on the number of kids in foster care who are waiting to be adopted.
It's not often that wisdom busts out of him but it certainly did that morning.
Empathy is a good thing.
It makes me very happy to see him learn it.