There is a little boy, who has died from cancer. I am friends with his mom. It really hit me hard, I can't image the pain she must be going through. She and her family will always be in my heart.
This an some of the current events going on in the world, made me think about two boys, Binky with Autism and Inky who is only 4. My mother asked me if Binky had asked any questions on the shootings. I looked at her like she had lobster crawling out of her ears, I told her " No! we watch Disney Channel, and I shelter my kids" I have even talked to my friends about death and bad things, Do we tell your kids? I chose not to, Inky and Binky didn't remember the little boy who came to Inky's third birthday party but I do, All the boys ran around and played and laughed and had a great time. I will remember, even if they don't. My boys don't know that the other boy at the party is gone now, and for me I am grateful that I can for a little while longer shield them from the world.
Binky and Inky do not know that something is gone forever, and death is something we have no way to explain to them. We don't watch the news with the kids and Disney Channel and their videos are the only thing that plays over. Even when a Disney movie shows a mommy or someone dying, its like my kids skip that part.
I went to the funeral of the sweet Mr Cheeks, the boys who died of cancer, he was just the sweetest little boy and I am so sorry that he is no longer with us, he gave all the kids a stuff animal and I chose bunnies for my boys, I told them that the bunny was their friend. Binky named the bunny after his friend and I thought that was sweet and nice. There will be a time when I have to explain all of this its just not right now.
