Here's a snippet from a conversation I had with Rea earlier today. I had CNN on and was watching footage from the inauguration.
Rea: Mommy, what are all those people doing?
Me: They're all there in Washington DC because today we are getting a new president.
Rea: But why are there SO MANY????
Me: Well, there's always alot of people there when we get a new president, but today there's even more becuase it's kind of a special day - it's the first time we've ever had a president that has dark skin like Daddy.
Rea: (silent for awhile) Oooohhhh.... You mean like all the football players?
Me: (trying not to giggle) Well, like SOME of the football players, but not all of the football players have black skin.
Rea: Well how come none of the presidents and football players have red hair and white skin and freckles like you?!
Me: (full-blown chuckling now) Because redheads with freckles are saved for the really important jobs like being mommies and nurses. (OK, I'm kidding, I didn't really tell her that, she wouldn't have appreciated the humor.) What I really said was:
Me: God is really creative and He made lots of different kinds of people and we all have different jobs to do.
Rea: Nuh uh! God made us all the SAME!!!
Me: (Wow, now it's getting complicated...) Well, we were all created in His image, but we all LOOK different. And we're not all the same.
Rea: (thinking again.... Please don't ask anything too difficult! Daddy isn't home to help!) Well, I like you're red hair.
Me: Thanks, Rea.
Rea: You're welcome, Mommy!
Me: (.....That's it? No more questions? Whew....)
Pretty deep.
