Tonight's BrainPop video was about John F. Kennedy. The boys watched the clip in silence until it mentioned that President Kennedy had went to Harvard. Edmund wanted to know what kind of school Harvard was. I told him that it was the best college. He then asked me how you get to go to Harvard, to which I replied that you had to study hard and do a lot of extra work. Edmund noted that a lot of important people went to Harvard. I agreed. Then, he thought for a moment.
"Is that why you make me do extra work all of the time?"
"Yes, I think that you are capable of doing GREAT things," I said.
Edmund cocked his head and thought for a long time. Then, he gathered his bunny and his ipad sleepily. He stared a the picture of Kennedy and then looked up solemnly.
"Thanks, mom" he whispered as my six and a half year old settled in for the night. And in the brevity of that moment, I believe Edmund understood that the extra work was my way of saying, I love you.
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