Thursday, May 1, 2014

Conversations With 6 Year Olds

While lounging around on the couch with my boy...

J: What color are your eyes?

Me: My eyes are hazel, or green.

J: Does everyone have green eyes?

Me: Some people have blue eyes. Some people have hazel eyes, like me. Some people have brown eyes, like you, Shawn, Jack, and daddy.

J: Do people have red eyes?

Me: Some people. People who have a condition called 'albinism' have red eyes. Albinos' eyes look red because they don't have pigment in their eyes. Their skin is also very white because they don't have pigment in their skin.
 
J (Thinking): Well you don't have pignment to your skin. Are you an albino?

Me: Sigh. No.

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