Don't you love the stuff that kids come up with?? I was sitting down w/ my kids at breakfast this morning & we were chatting. The conversation was about "free" stuff- like magazines that we get in the mail for free aren't REALLY free because the advertisers pay to put an ad in them & that's how we get them for free. What we were discussing was that nothing like that is really FREE, someone always pays for it some way or another. So Madison pipes up & says, "People just don't have willing hearts now days, everything is about money".
Then ShaLyn quips, "But Madison you NEED money to live, you have to have SOME money".
And Madison comes back with, "Well not the way I see it. You can live off the land!!!"
To which ShaLyn replies, "What are you gonna wipe your butt with"??
I was sitting there smirking. What an interesting conversation. I love to hear how my kids see things. Their ideas & view points are priceless. Kids hear their parents talking, then they process these things in their little minds- then when it comes out their mouth it is amazing what they come up with. This mornings conversation continued but I can't remember all the details, but Madison did eventually agree that you need a little money to get equipped to live off the land, for instance, he said, "You would need to BUY fishing lines to catch the fish that you're gonna eat". And we discussed ShaLyn's question & decided that leaves would work for the wiping part as long as they're not poisonious!!!
I write all this to say- I'm encouraging you to take a moment to have a chat with your kids & LISTEN to what they've got churning in their little minds. They might have a "word" for you. They may have dreams, plans & ideas for their future that you have no clue about. Their minds have a lot of info in them, tap in & see what's on their hearts. Take time with your kids today!!!!
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