Friday 6 April 2007

i've begun this badly

Our church has no Sunday School. That partnered with general parental laziness means that Cass and I are having some interesting conversations about Easter.

(in the car)

Cass: So today is Good Friday?
Me: (passing car) Yes.
Cass: So when does the Easter bunny come?
Me: Sunday. Sunday is the day we celebrate Jesus' return from the dead. God brought His son back to life.
Cass: Like Panda? Are we getting Panda back?
Me (SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT) No, sweetie.
Cass: What happened to Jesus?
Me: Some bad men (wincing away from the subject) umm... killed him, and God brought him back so he could say 'Look what a miracle God did! It helped people see how wonderful God is and what miracles he can do. Then God took him up to Heaven.
(silence)
Cass: So the Easter bunny comes to leave candy at our house so Jesus will come back?
(silence while I try to formulate a response that makes any kind of sense)
Me: (brightly) Oh look! We're here!

5 comments:

Deanna Heaslet said...

Nothing is more humbling than trying to explain religion to a child...

Anonymous said...

Yeah, what the hell does the easter bunny have to do with Death & Resurrection anyway? I've always struggled with that one.

Major Bedhead said...

The Easter Bunny has nothing to do with Jesus and everything to do with the pagan celebration of Spring. Bunnies = fertility.

Don't tell him what the candy represents unless you want to start his therapy session now instead of letting him pay for them himself once he's an adult.

meggie said...

I remember my small granddaughter saying to me. "Wait, there was a cave, & he was dead & then he got up & then he left?"
"What about holes in his hands & feet?"
"What happened to the sheets he was wrapped in? Is that all he had to wear?"
She was a practical little girl- a bit like her Nanna, who prefers Grimms Fairy Tales. They are more believable.

Stomper Girl said...

Whoa! I've been having those sort of conversations this weekend too. I really didn't want to be the one who explained crucifixion to my 6-year-old. But he asked about the hot cross buns, and the next thing I knew...

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