by Shannon Popkin | Jul 27, 2011 | Compassion, Differences, Jesus, Kids' Perspective
On vacation a couple of years ago, while I was checking into our hotel, five-year-old Cade wandered over to the lounge area. I could see him talking to an older man sitting there. If you had surveyed all of the men in Chicago, searching for the one who least wanted...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 20, 2011 | Communication, Kids' Perspective, Mistakes
I brought my friend’s little boy, Matthew, to the bathroom while his mom was occupied. After I got him settled on the potty, he said, “I need piy-cee.”I said, “You need a potty seat?”He said, “No. I need piy-cee.”I said,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 15, 2011 | Kids' Perspective, Media, Parenting, Wisdom
When Lindsay was little, we lived in Mount Pleasant, MI. All around town, there were green signs directing you toward one of our largest employers: the casino. One Sunday, Lindsay was drawing in a notebook during church. She was four, and just learning her letters...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 1, 2011 | Beliefs, Funny, Kids' Perspective, Media
We don’t play a lot of dance music at our house. It’s just not what we usually listen to. But it’s what Cade absolutely loves to listen to. As a seven-year-old, his options are limited, so he does a lot of second hand listening. You...
by Shannon Popkin | May 8, 2011 | Holidays, Kids' Perspective, Parenting
“If I were a mother I would…” Cade wrote: “First go live in penslvania. Then sine up to be a civl war nurs. Then get a house. And a very nice house. Then get an ipod. Then be a sailer. Then take a brake. Then become a polic officer.”I...
by Shannon Popkin | May 4, 2011 | Father, Kids' Perspective, Sin
One day, when our daughter was three, Ken noticed her sitting on the potty in the dark. He said, “Why didn’t you turn the light on, Honey?”She sighed and said, “Well, dis way I won’t fowget to tuwn it off.” Ken talks about turning...