I feel compelled to teach my kids about life. What comes with that is that people often judge others - we use this strange moral compass to tell others what they should or should not do. When people ask me about what religion I "am," I really don't have an answer because when it comes down to it, I believe in kindness.
When Riley was very little, she would be playing with her animals; tigers, lizards, horses, and sharks, to name a few. Sometimes, these animals would get "married." The different animals would end up having a ceremony where my four year old would reside over it and pronounce them "husband and wife."
Me: "You know, these two lizards don't have to be man and wife."
Her: "Huh?"
Me: (holding a yellow and green lizard) "See, one is green and one is yellow, and they are both lizards. They can be different colors and still get married. Or, they can BOTH be lizards.
This is where I hold up the lizards and wait for her big ah-ha moment.
Her: "Ooooookay" (goes back to playing with the animals)
(It should also be noted that this is when my husband usually walks out of the room because he cannot handle another life lesson a-la-lizard)
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