This morning, Elisabeth was looking at pictures in this picture-book bible that my mother sent the girls for Easter.
E: Mommy, what is this book about?
Me: It is called a "Bible." It has stories about Jesus and God and Noah and other people.
E: Who is God?
Me: (how to explain this...) God made the world and everything in it. He's Jesus' daddy.
E: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Joseph is Jesus' daddy. Why did you say God is Jesus' daddy? It is Joseph. Remember? We have the Little People. Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus.
Me: (totally stymied for how to explain myself out of this one...) Ummm, that is a question that I'll have to explain to you when you're a little bit older. Jesus has two daddies.
E: oh. ok. Is there a picture of Jesus with his two daddies in this book?
There's a kids book, Heather Has Two Mommies. So this is the original: "Jesus has two daddies." Turns out this is a popular liberal t-shirt and bumper sticker. Who knew?
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I cried the day they came out with "Heather Has Two Mommies." :) Why couldn't Jennifer or somebody have two mommies, instead?
Also, maybe Joseph is Jesus' stepfather? Or something...
I never thought of it that way but it is certainly true.
Leave it to the little children to explain this all to us adults!!
LOL! Out of the mouths of babes...
And, who knew about the t-shirts and bumper stickers?!
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