Leslie Weatherhead as quoted by Elton Trueblood in The Humor of Christ
28 November 2014
03 November 2014
Innocence at 4 Years Old
Xavy recently turned 4 years old. It is such a delightful age. His innocence is still intact and his life is filled with play and pleasure.
A few Sundays ago, we had some of our students over to watch a football game and we were hungry for some chocolate. So, I went into our Halloween stash and brought out Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Amazingly, we did not finish them and they were left out overnight.
The next day, Xavy was visiting and took some of this candy without asking. That is a tough assignment for a 4 year old. After all, it was left out there in the open.
Nevertheless, his mom felt obligated to discipline him and made him take a "time out" on the steps. His innocence showed through though, when he said, "I'm sorry Mom, it was an accident. But I loved it!"
Of course, as his "Pops," I have a different perspective on such events. Two days later, I was babysitting and I had left him by the television while I was upstairs for about 15 minutes.
When I came down downstairs, Xavy was sitting on the couch eating a Kit Kat. No, I had not left the bag of candy out again. This scenario was different.
While I was gone, he had proceeded downstairs to the basement. Then he moved a chair over to the shelves, and barely reached the bag of candy. Then returning upstairs, he found scissors to cut open the bag. Then after cutting open the bag, he proceeded to enjoy eating the Kit Kats. How do I know this? He told me.
And my reaction to all this? Did I put him in time out? No way! My conclusions: What initiative! How resourceful! What a great demonstration of dexterity! What a refreshing honest explanation! High fives all around!
Here Xavy! Let's eat a few more of these Kit Kats together. And don't tell Mommy, OK?
A few Sundays ago, we had some of our students over to watch a football game and we were hungry for some chocolate. So, I went into our Halloween stash and brought out Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Amazingly, we did not finish them and they were left out overnight.
The next day, Xavy was visiting and took some of this candy without asking. That is a tough assignment for a 4 year old. After all, it was left out there in the open.
Nevertheless, his mom felt obligated to discipline him and made him take a "time out" on the steps. His innocence showed through though, when he said, "I'm sorry Mom, it was an accident. But I loved it!"
Of course, as his "Pops," I have a different perspective on such events. Two days later, I was babysitting and I had left him by the television while I was upstairs for about 15 minutes.
When I came down downstairs, Xavy was sitting on the couch eating a Kit Kat. No, I had not left the bag of candy out again. This scenario was different.
While I was gone, he had proceeded downstairs to the basement. Then he moved a chair over to the shelves, and barely reached the bag of candy. Then returning upstairs, he found scissors to cut open the bag. Then after cutting open the bag, he proceeded to enjoy eating the Kit Kats. How do I know this? He told me.
And my reaction to all this? Did I put him in time out? No way! My conclusions: What initiative! How resourceful! What a great demonstration of dexterity! What a refreshing honest explanation! High fives all around!
Here Xavy! Let's eat a few more of these Kit Kats together. And don't tell Mommy, OK?
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