So, a few weeks back, Jessica was reading books to Noah, just before he fell asleep. (Now it should be noted that Noah speaks with a pretty substantial lisp presently, and struggles to pronounce the letters S, L, and G.) Well, they were reading a small book about the Superfriends (ya know - Superman, Batman, Flash, etc). Jessica had never read this particular book, though Noah had been through it a few times with me already. So, the premise of the book is that someone has done two bad things:
1. Stolen a famous ruby from a museum, and
2. is leaving taking, eating, and leaving bananas everywhere.
Well, as Jessica is reading, she says,"Noah, who do you think is doing all of these bad things?"
So what follows is what Jessica HEARS Noah say:
Noah: Mommy, God is taking all of the bananas.
Jessica: Noah, it is not God. (laughing)
Noah: Yes it is Mommy! God took the ruby and he is eating the bananas. God is really bad!
Jessica: (closing the book, and putting it down - speaking in her "counselor voice") Noah, we need to talk. God is not bad, why would you say that?
Noah: (looking very confused) But God IS bad. . .he took the ruby.?!
Jessica: Noah, God is always good. God makes everything for us, and is an all powerful force in the world. Do you understand?
Noah: (says nothing, and just looks totally confused)
So, at this point, Jessica picks the book back up and continues the story. She turns the page, and sees that the evil culprit of the story is Grodd, the giant, evil gorilla. At this point, Jessica realizes that Noah's "God" is actually "Grodd," AND that Noah was not only right, but is now convinced that he was wrong. Jessica apologizes to Noah. He responds:
Noah: You didn't know, mommy.
Comments