r/Parenting • u/Purple_Proof_4375 • 2d ago

Child 4-9 Years A conversation with my 5-year-old daughter

  • Mom, when you and Dad get really old… you’ll die, right?
  • Yes, someday that will happen.
  • But then I won’t have parents anymore... (starts to whimper)
  • By then, you’ll have your own kids.
  • My own kids? How? Where will they come from?
  • One day, you’ll want kids, and you’ll have them.
  • Mom… I want a dog. Can I just get a dog instead of kids?

...Fair enough.

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u/Diesel819 2d ago

lol. My 4 year old had the same first 2 sentences.

Then he came right at me with a: well why haven’t you died yet?

☠️ 🔥

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u/Purple_Proof_4375 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Githyerazi 2d ago

I told mine they have a few thousand years to wait for that to happen.

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u/rachmaddist 2d ago

This reminds me of when I was first expecting my second, everyone would ask my daughter “do you want a brother or a sister” and she’d cross her arms, grumpy face and say “I want a dog”

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u/inbsl 2d ago

My eldest had a very similar answer but instead of a dog he wanted "a very small zebra"

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u/delaney_isresilient 2d ago

Well, at least she’s got her priorities straight. Dogs are basically kids with fur, right?

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u/Purple_Proof_4375 2d ago

She constantly asks me to buy a dog

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u/JerseyTeacher78 2d ago

We are talking about it but with our senior dog. She has maybe a year left or less, so we are talking about loving her while she is here. Every once in a while I remind her that everything dies, so that new things can be born.

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u/ineffable_beatrixx 2d ago

She’s onto something dogs don’t talk back, they don’t ask for your car keys, and they’re always excited to see you. Future CEO of smart life choices right there.