My little girl is 4 1/2 years old, and I've been a bit concerned about the affect my MIL has been having on her. We live close to them (even lived with them for a while), and MIL will do things like set a place for Jesus at the table at holiday dinners...this has led to my daughter, who has a great imagination, treating Jesus like an imaginary friend. Since Christmas we've had statements from "Jesus is sitting at the table, too", to "Jesus is flying behind the car". Sometimes he's even accompanied by Santa or Diego. It has led to me avoiding the in-laws a bit because it's led to MIL to switch between praising her and gushing about how "spiritual" she is, to being cold to her when she ads things that aren't kosher. Talk about confusing!
So last night, I was putting my daughter to bed, and she got very pensive all of a sudden, then started to cry. I asked her why, and she said, "I'm just pretending when I say I see Jesus. I want to see him, but why doesn't he ever visit us? He's dead, isn't he?"
Talk about a conversation I never expected to have with a four year old!
So last night, I was putting my daughter to bed, and she got very pensive all of a sudden, then started to cry. I asked her why, and she said, "I'm just pretending when I say I see Jesus. I want to see him, but why doesn't he ever visit us? He's dead, isn't he?"
Talk about a conversation I never expected to have with a four year old!
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