WHY, GILGAMESH?

[amand_r]

Me: (as we drive past the overflowing funeral home) Wow, that's a big viewing. They must have been very well loved.
Viv: Is it a party?
Me: A little bit. Someone has died, and people are coming to say good bye.
Viv: Oh. Like at my birthday.
Me: Uhm, not precisely. A funeral is sad sometimes, because someone has died.
Viv: Like daddy.
Me: Yes, like daddy.
Viv: Remember on the bus, when you showed me where daddy was? (last week on the bus when we passed the cemetery, I told her that was where we put Tianyu)
Me: Yes, right.
Viv: Does he live there?
Me: Not precisely. When someone dies, their body stops moving, and we bury it.
Viv: Oh. (long pause) And then they wake up.
Me: No sweetie. The body stops working, and they kind of become a ghost.
Viv: And then they wake up.
Me: DARMOK AND JILAD AT TENAGRA.
Viv: You're silly.

Comments

[sivatheminty.livejournal.com]

So hard to explain. I think Star Trek provides answers to all.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

There's a point where you're like, "uhm, what won't scare the shit out of them? Nope, can't think of it."

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Oh Vivi... She is such a smart kid isn't she. I do love how you are handling her knowing about her daddy. And your answer was brilliant!

And how bizarre, I *KNEW* that phrase was from Star Trek but had to go look it up. It has been too many years since I've watched! I feel sad! I should fix that, as I love your random tweets while you watch. :)

[durayan.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. I may have to steal that. Best. Answer. Ever. For so very many questions.

My mother died when I was very young, so I more or less grew up with a perception of death in a way most people don't. I don't understand people who shelter their children from death and loss. (Like it will somehow be so much more palatable when you lose someone for the first time as an adult).

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

HAAHAHAHA IT WORKS ESPECIALLY WELL IN MOMENTS OF COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.

I think there's a way to tll your kids about death in a matter fo fact way without scaring them. Each tyime we talk about it, it becomes more descriptive and accurate. I think it's because her processing servers are coming online. I can't wait til her positronic matrix is fully formed!

[reddevilpoes.livejournal.com]

((hugs you hard))
I love it when you give us glimpses of your life with this wonderful girl. I love how she reacts to life and how you work with her.
Makes me think of my kids when they were her age (they are 25 and 23 now..you do have some good/tough/amazing times ahead)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Haaahaha well, she's interesting verbally right now, so I loved talking to her. I am sure she will stop when she realises how much amusement i derive at her expense.

[quean-of-swords.livejournal.com]

Ah yes; an excellent way to express communication failure. :)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I always felt bad for those people! They wanted desperately to communicate. You could see it in their faces. Poor dude Tarsins.