Kaden, who is 6, has been asking a lot of questions about war lately. He says he wants to be a soldier. He wants to know a soldier, he has never seen one, what are they like.
I tried to explain to him about war, the danger, the sacrifice, the honor of protecting our country. And how he can't because he can never leave me. And you think they aren't really listening.
Yesterday the kids were playing outside while I was cutting the tree down(that is another story). Four planes flew over our house and Kade started screaming and jumping up and down, he thought it was the coolest thing.(No, I have no idea what kind they were) Grandpa was telling him how those were the kind of planes that dropped bombs in the war.
Kade didn't say anything, but then today in the car(he always brings this up in the car)he asked what we would do if war came to our house and they dropped bombs on us.
So we talked about the soldiers all over the world who have to leave their families to try and keep us safe. "But they could die" he said.
He was quiet for a minute and then said "I want to be a soldier because they are going to go to heaven because they are doing all of that for someone else". And then he just stared out the window for awhile. He was so concerned.
Then I was concerned because it is such a huge responsibility to make sure that I teach them all that they need to know and understand.
I got a little teary to tell the truth. I love to see how kids think things through. And it is humbling when you can see that something has not only touched their mind, but their heart also.
So often it is just a casual conversation here or there that gets them thinking.
With Kade he is usually just saying funny things that make me laugh.
For example
He asked Ric why he had to work on President's day. Ric said "because I am not the president" So Kade says "Dad, the president never works".
I guess there is a new subject to work on.
