Mommy and Sarah if God made us, who made God?
August 19th, 2008 by Sarah Morrison
I spent yesterday and well into last night on an amusement park bender with a friend of mine, her 4 year old daughter Aaliyah, and her 5 year old niece Gabby. Lines, rides, long lines, more rides, fried dough, a few tears, three changes of clothes, two 10 dollar light sabers, and two tired grown-ups. I figured we would have been out of there by 8pm at the latest. We tore the two party girls from their third round in line for the Carousel at 9:30pm. They cried and yelled Pre-K obscenities, at both of us. At that point, they were both scooped up, tears, light sabers and all and carried back to the car. We strapped the poor under-entertained, under-loved children into the backseat, swords in hand and all was quiet. Finally.
We grown ups listened to the radio and talked through an almost alarming silence coming from the back seat. Then I hear Aaliyah. I turn down the radio. This is what she says completely exhausted on the verge of sleep, “Mommy and Sarah if God made us, who made God?” Neither of us turned around. We turned towards each other jaws dropped, waiting/hoping the other had the answer. Aaliyah waited, patiently. When a few minutes elapsed, she repeated the question. My friend managed to say, “Sarah and Mommy are going to think about that tonight and tell you tomorrow.” Aaliyah then made us promise. We sort of did.
We both breathed a sigh of relief. Then I hear Aaliyah again. I turn the music down again, this time nervous. She simply throws out, “I am hungry. When we get home can I have something to eat?”
I quickly nod and said, “I like this question way better.”
I thought your were talking to “THE” Aaliyah in the radio for a second. Like, playing on the radio and you were waiting for her to tell you about Gid. I can only assume you were listening to “At Your Best”
Kids are too much.
Upon seeing my new tattoo, my kid sister, she’s 3 and some months, asks me, “but Jazzy, why you get a tattoo?” in front of my mom who doesn’t like them. Which triggered mother to say, “I was wondering the same thing Cairo…” and cause a mini issue.
She’s pro for creating uncomfortable situations, as are the rest of the under 10 demographic.