Shortly after I arrived in Louisville to visit my daughter and the twin grandsons, age 5, one of them asked me seriously, "Gram, when are you going to get married?"
I was surprised by such a question from someone so young. They wanted to know why I'm not with Grandpa Bill. I responded to them, that, well, "Grandpa Bill is with GramPam, and I have my pets, and also I like to be alone."
I also observed them talking a lot more about feelings, which until this visit I hadn't observed. Until now they were just in the moment. I mentioned this to Mitch and LIndsay and they acknowledged that this is true, and that they had also become aware of the concept of death, a worry to the little fellas.
Isn't it fascinating how we develop as children?
Patty