Kid: Mommy, all kids need fathers, right?
Me: Yes, kids need fathers & mothers.
Kid: But, if a kid doesn’t have a father, can he go to a foster parent?
Me: Well, some kids live in foster homes-and, thank God for those foster parents who
take care of those kids. ...
Kid: So, what’s a guardian?
Me: A guardian is someone that takes care of a kid if the parents can’t or won’t take care of their own kids-like a foster parent.
Kid: Well, why would a parent NOT take care of their own kids?
Me: Sometimes parents are sick and can’t take care of their kids. Sometimes parents die in accidents or from their illness. Sometimes parents just don’t take care of their kids.
Kid: Oh, so you mean when a parent just doesn’t take care of their kids then they are lazy and not being responsible, right?
Me: Yes…I guess so!
Kid: Then, why do they make the children if they are not going to take care of them?
Me: That’s a good question.
Kid: (Thinking out loud) Maybe they are just selfish!
