Ari: Daddy, are black widows nature?
Jonathan: Nature? Yes, all spiders are part of nature.
Ari: So why do we hurt them? We’re not supposed to hurt nature.
Jonathan: Well… black widows can hurt us. So we need to protect ourselves from them. That’s why I sprayed in the garage, so more black widows wouldn’t come in there and maybe bite us.
Ari: Why did they come in?
Jonathan: It was raining, and they wanted protection from the rain. Then they built a home.
Ari: Let’s build them a new home! We can carry them there. And they won’t be in our garage anymore.
Jonathan: Uhhhh….
This is so sweet and it sounds like empathy is on the rise in our wonderful little Ari. Being almost 4 brings changes indeed! xoxo
ReplyDeleteSo true. So what do we do since he's right??
DeleteLet me think about that one.
DeleteYour lessons are powerful and effective. The nuances come later.
ReplyDeletei hope so!
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