Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Wisdom of Children

Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted.

A little girl said, 'I know all about adoption. I was adopted..'

'What does it mean to be adopted?', asked another child.

'It means', said the girl, 'that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!'

3 comments:

Niki said...

I have a beautifully framed poem on my mantle from my mom. I don't know who the author is.

Not flesh of my flesh
nor bone of my bone
But amazingly still my own
Don't ever forget
for even a minute
You didn't grow under my heart
but in it.

Ramona Wicht said...

Thank you, Niki! I love it!

Kate said...

So true!
k-