Death

Today died Betta fish that Gwenchik got for her birthday. She cried, and cried, and cried... she felt responsible as she sort of neglected it, though, I suspect that the fish was, unfortunately sick, to begin with.

Cat logic

One of our two cats is getting old and slowly losing her hearing.

Gwen: Poor Riska, she is old now, can barely hear and might die.

Me: Do not say it out loud as she might get upset.

Gwen: Well, she can't hear well anyways ...

Self-reliance

After one of the awkward social gaffe's Gwenchik and I were discussing options on how to deal with something similar for next time.

Me: You know, you really should trust and listen to your parents on this one.

Gwen: I know and I do, but than you'll die and who would I listen to than?

School till death

Gwenchik got back from school...

Gwen: School is boring.

Me: I thought you had a lot of fun yesterday.

Gwen: Well, yes, but I am done with it now.

Me: You know that you will need to go to school now for the next 12 years.

Gwen: 12 years!!! Till I die!

Growing in my sleep

I am tucking Gwenchik in bed.
Gwen: Mom, I do not want to sleep
and she starts crying
Me: Honey, you should sleep because then your body would relax and your brain recover from all that you learned today
Gwen: But I GROW while I sleep. And I do not want to grow up, because when I grow up you will die. So I will not go to sleep!

Point, counterpoint

From George
Gwen: (Happily) When I get older, I'll be able to do anything I want!
(Pause)
Gwen: (Sadly) But when I get older, you and Mama are going to die.

I reassure her that Mama and I are going to be around a long time, and we'll even be around when she has daughters of her own.

Gwen: (Happily) When I get older, I'll have many, many daughters!
Me: How many?
Gwen: (Happily) One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, sixteen, thirteen, fourteen, eighteen, nineteen!
(Pause)
Gwen: (Sadly) But sometimes they won't do what I want.

When you die

I am reminding Gwenchik, that she has another five minutes left until she has to go to bed.
Gwen: When you die, I will get to do anything I want to!
Me: You want us to die?
Gwen: No, not right now. You can still live for a while, just remember one day I'll get to do what I want!

How true, how true ...