The night before Kenzie's outing to a local farm with Grampa, Grammie and Auntie Jenni she talked about feeding the sheep at the petting zoo:
McKenzie: Last time I didn't want to feed them because I was afraid that they would bite my little hand. But I'm bigger now and my hands are bigger so I'm going to feed them this time.
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We drove by a cemetery and Kenzie asked if it was a field for running in. I explained what a cemetery is and was greeted by many questions, and this gem:
McKenzie: But I don't die, mommy. (pause) Unless I get hit by a car.
This exchange was followed by many questions about Kenzie's cousin's dog, Shylah who was hit by a car last year. She wanted to know firstly where Shylah was buried, and also exactly how she got there. I tried my best to answer her questions without providing too grim of a visual.
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The girls and I were at TJ Maxx to make a quick return and they were walking with me. Kenzie started to hide under a rack of clothes when this conversation ensued:
Me: Honey, please stay right where mommy can see you I don't want you hiding here.
McKenzie: Why mommy?
Me: Well, there are some bad people and I just like to know where you are all the time. So please no hiding here.
McKenzie: What kind of bad people?
Me: Just bad people.
McKenzie: Like Daddy?
Me: No! (laughter) Not like Daddy. Just stay where I can see you okay?
Where that came from I have no idea, but I hope the worst bad person she ever comes in contact with is like daddy.
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I overheard this conversation the morning after Lily slept over.
Lily: I missed my mommy last night.
McKenzie: Lily, when you have a sleepover you don't have your mommy. You have someone else's mommy and daddy, but you don't have your mommy. That's what a sleepover is, Lily, you have someone else's mommy but not your mommy.
I couldn't see them, but I suspect that Lily, who is older than Kenzie knows what a sleepover is, probably had that deer-in-headlights look on her face because she couldn't believe that Kenzie would go to such great lengths to explain something so obvious.
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