So after picking up Anna from work we had this discussion:
Katie: "Easter is this Sunday. That means we all have to go to church."
Anna: "That's right. Do you know what we are celebrating on Easter?
Katie thinks for a second.
Katie: "No. What?"
Me: "That's when Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead."
Anna: "That's called 'The Resurrection' ."
Katie is quiet for a few seconds but you can hear the wheels in her head turning. I can feel a question coming our way and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm just a little nervous as to what it will be. How did he die? Sins? What's a sin? Is he still alive? Uh oh, here it comes...
Katie: "Will church be as long as it was last time?"
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Later at dinner we continue our discussion.
Anna: "Katie, what else happens on Easter?"
Katie: "We get eggs."
Anna: "From who?"
Katie: "The Easter Bunny!" Very Excited.
Me: "No. That's only in the USA. In Hungary, The Easter Kangaroo comes. She keeps the Easter Eggs in her pouch until it's time to hide them."
Katie: "No Daddy." frowns at me
Me: "Yes. You can ask Ms. Monika (her Hungarian Culture teacher) about the Easter Kangaroo tomorrow."
Katie: "Nooo Daddy. You're just joking." rolls eyes
The funnier thing is that she usually knows when to call "Bullshit" on me. Except that she's taken to erring on the side of caution and disbelieving 90% of what I say, assuming that I'm just having her on.
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For some reason, every time we drive by a particular church on the way to Hobby airport, Hayden says "You see that cross Mommy? Jesus died on the cross."
It happened so many times, that I started to think we might need to clarify, "Hayden, you know he didn't actually die on that particular cross, right? It's just symbolic, you know?"
I don't think he got it. He said something about me not understanding.
BTW, if Katie has any really tough church-questions, you go ahead and tell her she's supposed to ask her god-father those things. That's what Dan's for, right? God-mothers buy you presents and take you shopping.
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