Sunday, 14 June 2009

Absent Friends

Josh is having a hard time getting to grips with his friend leaving for the year. He keeps talking about him and about inviting him over and to his birthday party. I patiently try to explain that his friend has left for the year and so he will not be at Josh's birthday party or be able to play with him.
On the way back from the pool Josh asks if his friend will be doing something with us. I say, "No, he is away for the whole year". Josh says, "I know that. You told me!" I say, "I know I told you but I'm telling you again because I don't think you understand that he is away for a long, long time." I try to explain by talking about our year in England but realise Josh has no concept of how long that year was.
I guess we're going to be having the same conversation all year!

1 comment:

PG said...

It might be easy to ignore childrens relationships but for the fact we have children and are constantly amazed at their adaptability, resilinence and ability to relate with love and a lot more understanding that we give them credit for. However it is of no suprise that Josh understands relationships better than he does the passing of time.
Love D x