Monday, August 24, 2009

hell hath no fury/satanisms


for those of you who don't know, scarlett is a teensy-tinesy bit of a satan freak. about 10 months ago, she started asking a new question everyday about satan. what does satan look like? does heavenly father love satan? who do you love more jesus or satan? jesus said we should love everyone. doesn't that mean we should love satan too? etc., etc., etc. she even asked heavenly father to bless satan to be good in her prayers. we had Thanksgiving at our friends' house in minneapolis and they have a tradition of writing down something you are thankful for, putting it in a hat/bag, & then everyone tries to guess whose it is. well, there were your typical things like "family", "friends" and so on. then we get to the one that reads "i am thankful for satan". well, of course lee and i knew whose it was. but no one else did. no one knew we had a satan-obsessed child on our hands. so when it finally came out that it was our beloved, not-your-average 4 yr. old, there was laughter all around.

this has gone on, honestly, almost everyday since november, maybe october. i really wish i would've kept track of all her questions and commentary. but here is the most recent. the following took place last friday:

(mom and scarlett driving in the car)

scar: mom? does everyone have hair on their legs?

mom: yes.

scar: does jesus?

mom: yes, everyone. boys and girls. girls just shave when they're old enough.

scar: does satan?

mom: no. satan doesn't have a body.

scar: (with BIG grin on her face) i already knew that satan didn't have a body. i was trying to trick you.

yes, she sure is a product of lee, isn't she?

2 comments:

Allie said...

I absolutely love it! She cracks me up. I miss you guys and especially having your girls in Primary. I am so sad that we didn't get to see you guys while we were there. I was so crazy with family pulling at every direction. Keep in touch.

Lisa said...

He-he. I remember that awkward silence after reading that at Thanksgiving. Sound I laugh? or Should I give a hard look at David who's trying to ruin my game?
Primary is seriously lacking a holistic view now that Scarlett is gone.