What would you do if your child dropped this bombshell on you?
David and I made an agreement very early on as parents, that whatever piqued our children’s interest we would support wholeheartedly. Whether it was Ancient Egypt, dinosaurs, the solar system, horses or sharks – we would invest time in reading, attending exhibits, general discussions and movies (spoiler alert: watching Jawsbackwards is about a bulimic shark that keeps vomiting people up until they must open the beach).
So, we took the same attitude when our eldest son Henry came home from kindergarten a few years ago and announced that he was Jewish.
The discussion went something like this:
Henry: “Mum, why do you love bacon more than God?”
Me: “Because bacon is delicious.”
Henry: “Well, God still loves you but you’re not one of his chosen people.”
Me: “What are you on about?”
Me: “How are you Jewish?”
Henry: “Well I don’t eat ham and I’m circumcised”
Me: “OK, good to know…”
Read the article by Lisa Oldfield on Kidspot.