Tia and I spent some time together alone the day before her birthday. It was a great time. We had a lot of fun and we are growing ever closer together.
Sometimes it is a bit scary. Today she started asking me about death. I try my best to answer truthfully and to be sure that she understands it, but not to go beyond. She is a sharp child and therefore I want to be sure that I do not overestimate her ability on the emotional level.
In any case she asks great questions and has from her perspective at least good reasons for all of her thoughts. I can in fact almost see the brain process as I give an answer trying to explain it just so she can understand it. It almost looks to me like she is reorganizing her mental world as she newly incorporates new knowledge about which she previously know nothing.
This is both cool and a bit frightening. The cool part is that she absorbs, the scary part is that I have better be right about what I share!
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Happy belated birthday to Miss Tia! Growing up, we always got to have a birthday breakfast with dad by ourselves on our birthday, and it was a really special time. I know Tia must have loved having this time with you as well.
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