Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Afterlife (from the Three-Year-Old Perspective)

Not surprisingly, the girls continue to talk about missing Charlotte. Claire announced this morning that she knows that Charlotte is watching us all the time. Jane cheerfully added, "Yeah. Charlotte is at Kevin's house, so she can see us." None of us were quite sure what she meant by this, so we did some follow up:

Me: "Whose house?"
Jane: "Kevin's house."
Me (confused): "Did you say that Charlotte is at Kevin's house?"
Jane: "Yes. Kevin's. And she's not coming back to our house."
Me: "Who is Kevin?"
Jane: "Charlotte is at Kevin's house. In the sky."
Claire: "I think she means heaven, not Kevin."
Jane: "No. Kevin's house. The one in the sky."

Despite several attempts by her sisters to set her straight, Jane remains steadfast in her belief that our dog is now smiling down at us from some house in the clouds owned by a guy named Kevin.