Liam and Brendan know who the president and vice president are, and who the first president was. At the beginning of the State of the Union Address a week or two ago, I was finishing up class and Eric was doing something and so Liam and Brendan were the first ones to watch the tv. Then Liam started to excitedly announce, "George Washington is saying Barack Obama is there!" So I went over to see what he was talking about, and sure enough I saw an older man who was announcing the president. So I told Liam, oh that's not George Washington and went on to explain how he lived a long time ago blah blah blah. But I thought we'd already covered this before. Anyway it's sort of come up a few other times and then after a while Liam seemed to accept that GW doesn't live nowadays, but he seemed to wrestle with it. Then this morning the source of his confusion became clear to me. He said, "You know what, Mom. When George Washington got into that helicopter and flew away, I think he flew up into heaven, and that's why he's not around anymore." Wha-? Oh! Oh I get it now! You are thinking of George Bush, from the inauguration! That's a different person than George Washington, though he was also our president. Just not our first president. And you're right, he still is alive now.
It's no use explaining, parents just don't understand.
4 comments:
Hee. Helicopter to Heaven.
when I was little, I thought Jimmy Carter should be in Park Ridge's Memorial Day parade.
in other words, I really feel Liam on the blurred lines;) and anyway, what is it with kids and the president? it must be an authority thing, I guess? I remember being very focused on and interested in the president.
Totally. They both love the president. Many times if I say something to Brendan like, "No, you cannot use the scissors, only adults can use them," then he will respond with, "Mommy can use scissors, Barach Obama can use scissors, Joe Bieden can use scissors..."
Jimmy Carter totally should be in the PR Memorial Day parade. I wonder if Hillary and Bill will retire to the ridge. That would be cool and like the Simpsons!
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
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