mummies, mommies, and daddies?

Life in a home school can sometimes be very confusing for little people.

A while back we were studying the ancient history of Egypt. Grace had great interest in mummies and mummification (kind of gross by the way), and anything that had to do with the Egyptian gods and goddesses! So of course we read everything we could on the subject. We went to see the King Tut exhibit when it was in Chicago. In short we immersed ourselves in the subject much, much longer than the original curriculum planned.

This morning, almost a year after all the mummy stuff, Lydia (4) comes to me and asks, "If Dad were to die, would he have to stand up and be called a mommy?" It took me quite some time to figure out what she was talking about. When it finally came clear to me it was hard not to laugh. She has been pondering this difficult problem for so very long. I wish I could have taped the whole conversation though...dog mommy's, children mommy's....Of course we got it all straightened out. We go to heaven. None of us will be embalmed. Thankfully we can rely on Christ Jesus for our eternal life and none of us will be a "mommy" in eternity.

It was a good lesson for me. They learn...constantly. They listen...constantly.