Freaking myself out over son's comments about death... - Page 2

[teachma]

Originally Posted by Devaskyla

And we have the same thing with not wanting to grow up/always wanting to live with us. Dh casually mentioned a couple of times about ds growing up and moving out. You would not believe the crying that ensued! We had to promise, repeatedly, that we'll never make him move out and he can live with us as long as he wants, so long as he pays rent once he's working (all the while hoping he won't want to live with us forever! :LOL )

I have come to accept the sweetness in it when ds launches into this mode. After the first week of kindergarten, he came home lighthearted and informed me, "I learned some good news, Mom. Did you know that going to college is actually a CHOICE?" He somehow learned about going away to college at a really young age and has worried about it ever since. Now, he believes he just won't go...

[flyingspaghettimama]

Originally Posted by teachma

I have come to accept the sweetness in it when ds launches into this mode. After the first week of kindergarten, he came home lighthearted and informed me, "I learned some good news, Mom. Did you know that going to college is actually a CHOICE?" He somehow learned about going away to college at a really young age and has worried about it ever since. Now, he believes he just won't go...

We have a friend whose son says things along these lines - when he's playing with his little people or playmobil, he'll say, "OK, you - you're going to COLLEGE!" and puts them in a van to be conscripted into the academic life...

We also have death "issues" in our house - but ours have lasted from about ages 3-5. Halloween has become a very big, purgative deal this year - in a good way.