Finn and I were talking the other day (can't quite remember how we got on the subject) about people's jobs. Since it is already clear in Finn's mind what mommy and daddy do (see previous post about "what we do all day") he seemed to want to figure out what his friend Harrison's mommy and daddy do? First of all, Finn corrected me when I told him Harrison's daddy is a fireman. "no mommy. Harrison's daddy goes to school." Apparently in his mind all daddies go to school! Once he finally accepted the fact that Harrison's daddy is a fireman He then wonders, "is Harrison's mommy a fireman?"
He then moved on.
Finn: mommy, do you know what my work is?
Me: no, what is your work?
Finn: I help people get saved
Me: (in my mind I am thinking...I've got a mini evangelist on my hands!") what do you mean Finn?
Finn: I save people when they're stuck in a tree
Me: that's nice Finn. How do you save them?
Finn: I catch them. Do you know what my other work is?
Me: no, what's that?
Finn: I help people feel better!!
Then I saw this in action. The next day as we were leaving Finn's babysitter he whispered to me that he forgot to tell Diane something. We went back inside and he (with a cute shy smile) tells Diane that the loves her and gives her a big hug. So sweet! After we left, Finn tells me, "see mom I do make people feel better!"
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